Lamar Odom vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Lamar Odom 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

Lamar Odom

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lamar Odom: 1999-00 to 2012-13
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lamar Odom 2 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Lamar Odom 14 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Lamar Odom 8 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Lamar Odom 0 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lamar Odom 0 Tom Sanders 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamar Odom 13.3 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Odom 8.4 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Lamar Odom 3.7 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Lamar Odom 0.9 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lamar Odom 0.9 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamar Odom 12,781 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Lamar Odom 8,059 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Lamar Odom 3,554 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Lamar Odom 848 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Lamar Odom 892 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Lamar Odom 961 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamar Odom .463 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Lamar Odom .312 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamar Odom .693 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamar Odom 17.2 (2001) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Odom 10.6 (2008) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Lamar Odom 5.9 (2002) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Lamar Odom 1.2 (2000) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lamar Odom 1.6 (2001) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamar Odom 13.0 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Odom 8.8 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Lamar Odom 2.4 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Lamar Odom 0.7 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lamar Odom 1.0 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamar Odom 1,407 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Lamar Odom 955 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Lamar Odom 264 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Lamar Odom 72 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Lamar Odom 112 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Lamar Odom 108 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamar Odom .479 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Lamar Odom .303 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamar Odom .643 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamar Odom 19.4 (2007) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Odom 13.0 (2007) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Lamar Odom 4.9 (2006) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Lamar Odom 1.2 (2004) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lamar Odom 1.3 (2009) 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.