Stephen Curry vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Tom Sanders 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Tom Sanders 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 0 Tom Sanders 1

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Tom Sanders 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry 24.8 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.