Rick Barry vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Tom Sanders 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 0 Tom Sanders 1

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Tom Sanders 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Tom Sanders 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Tom Sanders 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.