Tom Sanders vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton 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.

John Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Sanders 8 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Tom Sanders 13 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Tom Sanders 11 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Tom Sanders 0 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Sanders 0 John Stockton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 0 John Stockton 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 1 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Tom Sanders 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Tom Sanders 0 * John Stockton 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 9.6 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 6.3 John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.1 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 8,766 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 5,798 John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Tom Sanders 1,026 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton 315

Total Games Tom Sanders 916 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .428 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .767 John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962) John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 8.8 John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 5.8 John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.0 John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton 1.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 1,142 John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 760 John Stockton 608

Total Assists Tom Sanders 127 John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton 50

Total Games Tom Sanders 130 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .436 John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .716 John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966) John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965) John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966) John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Stockton 1.7 (1989)

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.