Patrick Ewing vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Patrick Ewing 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

Patrick Ewing

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 3 Tom Sanders 1

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Tom Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 0.9 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) 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.