Yao Ming vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 0 Tom Sanders 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Tom Sanders - n/a **

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.