Kristaps Porzingis vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Kristaps Porzingis 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

Kristaps Porzingis

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kristaps Porzingis: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kristaps Porzingis 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Kristaps Porzingis 8 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Kristaps Porzingis 2 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Kristaps Porzingis 1 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kristaps Porzingis 0 Tom Sanders 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 19.7 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 7.9 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.7 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 9,021 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 3,604 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 826 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 334 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 846 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 459 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .459 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .361 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .831 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.2 (2023) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 9.5 (2020) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.7 (2023) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.9 (2023) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.4 (2018) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 16.3 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 6.4 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.1 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.9 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.8 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 163 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 64 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 11 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 9 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 8 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 10 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .491 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .386 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .857 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.7 (2020) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 8.7 (2020) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 (2021) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 (2021) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.0 (2020) 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.