Pau Gasol vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 0 Tom Sanders 1

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Tom Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) 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.