Tom Sanders vs. John Wall Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wall 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 Wall

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73
John Wall: 2010-11 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Sanders 8 John Wall 0

NBA Seasons Tom Sanders 13 John Wall 11

Playoffs Played Tom Sanders 11 John Wall 4

All-Star Games Tom Sanders 0 John Wall 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 0 John Wall 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 9.6 John Wall 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 6.3 John Wall 4.2

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.1 John Wall 8.9

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall 1.6

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 8,766 John Wall 12,088

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 5,798 John Wall 2,704

Total Assists Tom Sanders 1,026 John Wall 5,735

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall 1,045

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall 439

Total Games Tom Sanders 916 John Wall 647

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .428 John Wall .430

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall .322

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .767 John Wall .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966) John Wall 23.1 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962) John Wall 4.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970) John Wall 10.7 (2017)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall 1.1 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 8.8 John Wall 21.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 5.8 John Wall 4.3

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.0 John Wall 9.8

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 1,142 John Wall 810

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 760 John Wall 159

Total Assists Tom Sanders 127 John Wall 364

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall 64

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall 41

Total Games Tom Sanders 130 John Wall 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .436 John Wall .419

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall .267

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .716 John Wall .822

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966) John Wall 27.2 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965) John Wall 5.7 (2018)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966) John Wall 11.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall 2.3 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** John Wall 1.4 (2015)

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.