Joel Embiid vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Tom Sanders 1

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Tom Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.3 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 2.9 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,334 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 594 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Joel Embiid 160 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Joel Embiid 44 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 94 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 55 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .458 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .276 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .822 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 31.5 (2024) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 6.0 (2024) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) 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.