Kevin Love vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 5 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 0 Tom Sanders 1

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Tom Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 13.3 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.7 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.7 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,103 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 720 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Kevin Love 140 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 83 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .398 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) 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.