Tom Sanders vs. Dwyane Wade Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwyane Wade and Tom Sanders 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

Tom Sanders

vs.

Dwyane Wade

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73
Dwyane Wade: 2003-04 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Sanders 8 Dwyane Wade 3

NBA Seasons Tom Sanders 13 Dwyane Wade 16

Playoffs Played Tom Sanders 11 Dwyane Wade 13

All-Star Games Tom Sanders 0 Dwyane Wade 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Sanders 0 * Dwyane Wade 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Sanders 0 Dwyane Wade 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 0 Dwyane Wade 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 1 Dwyane Wade 3

Scoring Leader Tom Sanders 0 Dwyane Wade 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 9.6 Dwyane Wade 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 6.3 Dwyane Wade 4.7

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.1 Dwyane Wade 5.4

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 8,766 Dwyane Wade 23,165

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 5,798 Dwyane Wade 4,933

Total Assists Tom Sanders 1,026 Dwyane Wade 5,701

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1,620

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 885

Total Games Tom Sanders 916 Dwyane Wade 1,054

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .428 Dwyane Wade .480

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade .293

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .767 Dwyane Wade .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966) Dwyane Wade 30.2 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962) Dwyane Wade 6.4 (2011)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970) Dwyane Wade 7.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 8.8 Dwyane Wade 22.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 5.8 Dwyane Wade 5.2

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.0 Dwyane Wade 4.9

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 1,142 Dwyane Wade 3,954

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 760 Dwyane Wade 928

Total Assists Tom Sanders 127 Dwyane Wade 870

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 273

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 175

Total Games Tom Sanders 130 Dwyane Wade 177

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .436 Dwyane Wade .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade .338

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .716 Dwyane Wade .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966) Dwyane Wade 33.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965) Dwyane Wade 7.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966) Dwyane Wade 6.8 (2010)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.6 (2010)

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.