Kobe Bryant vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Tom Sanders 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Sanders 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Tom Sanders 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Tom Sanders 1

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Sanders 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.