Joakim Noah vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Joakim Noah that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Joakim Noah

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joakim Noah: 2007-08 to 2019-20
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joakim Noah 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Joakim Noah 13 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Joakim Noah 8 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Joakim Noah 2 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joakim Noah 1 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joakim Noah 1 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joakim Noah 2 Tom Sanders 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joakim Noah 3 Tom Sanders 1

Defensive Player of The Year Joakim Noah 1 Tom Sanders 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 8.8 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 9.0 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 2.8 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 0.8 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 1.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joakim Noah 5,881 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Joakim Noah 6,058 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Joakim Noah 1,907 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Joakim Noah 534 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Joakim Noah 874 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Joakim Noah 672 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joakim Noah .491 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Joakim Noah .000 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joakim Noah .700 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 12.6 (2014) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 11.3 (2014) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 5.4 (2014) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 1.2 (2014) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 2.1 (2013) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 9.3 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 10.6 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 2.7 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 0.9 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 1.7 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joakim Noah 579 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Joakim Noah 659 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Joakim Noah 167 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Joakim Noah 58 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Joakim Noah 106 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Joakim Noah 62 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joakim Noah .465 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Joakim Noah - Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joakim Noah .676 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 15.0 (2012) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 13.1 (2009) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 4.6 (2014) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 1.8 (2010) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 2.2 (2013) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.