Tom Sanders vs. Lou Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lou Williams 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.

Lou Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73
Lou Williams: 2005-06 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Sanders 8 Lou Williams 0

NBA Seasons Tom Sanders 13 Lou Williams 17

Playoffs Played Tom Sanders 11 Lou Williams 10

All-Star Games Tom Sanders 0 Lou Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 1 Lou Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 9.6 Lou Williams 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 6.3 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.1 Lou Williams 3.4

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 8,766 Lou Williams 15,593

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 5,798 Lou Williams 2,484

Total Assists Tom Sanders 1,026 Lou Williams 3,789

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams 952

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams 192

Total Games Tom Sanders 916 Lou Williams 1,123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .428 Lou Williams .419

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams .351

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .767 Lou Williams .842

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966) Lou Williams 22.6 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962) Lou Williams 3.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970) Lou Williams 5.6 (2020)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams 1.3 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams 0.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 8.8 Lou Williams 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 5.8 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.0 Lou Williams 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 1,142 Lou Williams 1,015

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 760 Lou Williams 199

Total Assists Tom Sanders 127 Lou Williams 250

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams 74

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams 7

Total Games Tom Sanders 130 Lou Williams 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .436 Lou Williams .400

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams .276

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .716 Lou Williams .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966) Lou Williams 21.7 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965) Lou Williams 3.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966) Lou Williams 7.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams 1.5 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lou Williams 0.2 (2019)

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.