Tom Sanders vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Sanders 8 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Sanders 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Sanders 11 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Sanders 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Sanders 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Sanders 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Sanders 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom Sanders 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Sanders 0 Jerry West 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 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 6.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 8,766 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 5,798 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Sanders 1,026 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Sanders 916 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .428 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .767 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 8.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 5.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 1,142 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 760 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Sanders 127 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Sanders 130 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .436 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .716 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.