Kyrie Irving vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 0 Tom Sanders 1

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Tom Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.2 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.9 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 2,112 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 338 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 446 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 125 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 53 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 91 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .460 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .398 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .881 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.