Tim Duncan vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Tom Sanders 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Tom Sanders 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Tom Sanders 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Tom Sanders 1

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Tom Sanders 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.