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Thomas Sanders
Number
#16
Position
F
Age
87
Height
6-6
Weight
210LBS
Draft
1960 R1
Pick 8
Nationality
USA
Born
Nov 8, 1938
College / Team
New York University
F
Boston Celtics
1965-66
PTS12.6
REB5.9
AST1.1
1965 Schedule
All Games
vs
LAL
LAL
W
7PTS
4REB
3AST
@
LAL
LAL
L
23PTS
10REB
2AST
vs
LAL
LAL
L
13PTS
5REB
0AST
@
LAL
LAL
W
13PTS
10REB
0AST
@
LAL
LAL
W
22PTS
8REB
5AST
vs
LAL
LAL
W
11PTS
4REB
2AST
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LAL
LAL
L
12PTS
4REB
1AST
@
PHI
W
11PTS
16REB
1AST
vs
PHI
W
7PTS
5REB
1AST
@
PHI
DNP
vs
PHI
DNP
@
PHI
DNP
vs
SAC
SAC
DNP
@
SAC
SAC
DNP
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SAC
SAC
DNP
@
SAC
SAC
DNP
vs
SAC
SAC
DNP
vs
SAC
SAC
DNP
@
NYK
W
27PTS
6REB
5AST
@
DET
DNP
Career Trajectory
Thomas
Sanders
Career Trajectory
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Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |
|
60 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 62.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 | 1.6 | 69.5% | 65.0% |
| 1961 |
|
79 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 70.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.5 | 3.3 | 75.8% | 73.1% |
| 1962 |
|
79 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 73.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.4 | 3.2 | 73.2% | 75.5% |
| 1963 |
|
80 | 17.6 | 11.4 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 54.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.6 | 3.5 | 75.7% | 59.6% |
| 1964 |
|
80 | 17.1 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 56.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.4 | 3.2 | 74.5% | 60.2% |
| 1965 |
|
72 | 16.8 | 12.6 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 50.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.9 | 3.8 | 76.4% | 55.8% |
| 1966 |
|
81 | 13.7 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 57.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.2 | 2.7 | 80.5% | 62.7% |
| 1967 |
|
77 | 18.8 | 10.3 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 50.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.6 | 3.3 | 78.7% | 57.1% |
| 1968 |
|
82 | 19.1 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 50.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.3 | 3.2 | 71.9% | 55.0% |
| 1969 |
|
57 | 21.5 | 11.5 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 50.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.8 | 3.2 | 87.5% | 57.2% |
| 1970 |
|
17 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 36.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 | 0.5 | 87.5% | 41.0% |
| 1971 |
|
82 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 44.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.4 | 1.7 | 81.6% | 49.6% |
| 1972 |
|
58 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 33.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 | 0.6 | 65.7% | 37.6% |
| Career | 904 | 15.3 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 54.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.1 | 2.8 | 76.6% | 59.8% | |
| 1960 |
|
10 | 21.6 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 49.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.5 | 2.4 | 62.5% | 52.0% |
| 1961 |
|
14 | 31.4 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 43.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.1 | 2.6 | 80.6% | 48.3% |
| 1962 |
|
13 | 29.8 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 43.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.8 | 2.4 | 77.4% | 48.3% |
| 1963 |
|
10 | 29.2 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 9.4 | 36.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.3 | 3.4 | 67.6% | 41.8% |
| 1964 |
|
12 | 30.4 | 13.2 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 12.7 | 42.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.6 | 3.6 | 72.1% | 46.5% |
| 1965 |
|
17 | 15.7 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 48.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.1 | 2.9 | 73.5% | 51.7% |
| 1966 |
|
9 | 16.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 34.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.6 | 40.0% | 34.8% |
| 1967 |
|
14 | 20.6 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 50.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 | 1.5 | 76.2% | 53.6% |
| 1968 |
|
15 | 13.1 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 42.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.7 | 2.2 | 75.8% | 49.7% |
| 1971 |
|
11 | 16.9 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 32.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.2 | 1.9 | 61.9% | 37.8% |
| 1972 |
|
5 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 55.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0% | 50.6% |
| Career | 130 | 21.6 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 43.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.6 | 2.3 | 71.6% | 47.7% |
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Scoring Counts
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Shot Diet & Point Mix
Playmaking
Touches & Passing Volume
Shot Quality
Defensive Playmaking
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Rebounding
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Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
FGA
Career Totals
#493
OF 4,962
Points
8,762
#340
OF 4,962
Rebounds
4,326
#1158
OF 4,962
Assists
715
#3833
OF 4,962
Steals
0
#3636
OF 4,962
Blocks
0
#2935
OF 4,962
3-Pointers
0
#263
OF 4,962
Games
904
#801
OF 4,962
Minutes
828,060
#485
OF 4,962
Field Goals
3,414
#405
OF 4,962
Free Throws
1,932
#3865
OF 4,962
Turnovers
0
#127
OF 4,962
Fouls
2,723
Per Game Averages
#975
OF 4,962
PPG
9.7
#645
OF 4,962
RPG
4.8
#2240
OF 4,962
APG
0.8
#2952
OF 4,962
SPG
0.0
#2945
OF 4,962
BPG
0.0
#1985
OF 4,962
MPG
15.3
#2920
OF 4,962
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#493
OF 4,962
FG%
54.9%
#1278
OF 4,962
FT%
76.6%
#527
OF 4,962
True Shooting
59.8%
Career Totals
#17
OF 510
Points
8,762
#10
OF 510
Rebounds
4,326
#49
OF 510
Assists
715
#478
OF 510
Steals
0
#474
OF 510
Blocks
0
#414
OF 510
3-Pointers
0
#7
OF 510
Games
904
#20
OF 510
Minutes
828,060
#17
OF 510
Field Goals
3,414
#18
OF 510
Free Throws
1,932
#469
OF 510
Turnovers
0
#5
OF 510
Fouls
2,723
Per Game Averages
#79
OF 510
PPG
9.7
#55
OF 510
RPG
4.8
#165
OF 510
APG
0.8
#227
OF 510
SPG
0.0
#224
OF 510
BPG
0.0
#138
OF 510
MPG
15.3
#219
OF 510
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#51
OF 510
FG%
54.9%
#114
OF 510
FT%
76.6%
#56
OF 510
True Shooting
59.8%
Career Totals
#206
OF 2,960
Points
1,142
#86
OF 2,960
Rebounds
758
#427
OF 2,960
Assists
125
#2133
OF 2,960
Steals
0
#2228
OF 2,960
Blocks
0
#1913
OF 2,960
3-Pointers
0
#84
OF 2,960
Games
130
#173
OF 2,960
Minutes
168,300
#186
OF 2,960
Field Goals
464
#228
OF 2,960
Free Throws
214
#2364
OF 2,960
Turnovers
0
#29
OF 2,960
Fouls
502
Per Game Averages
#367
OF 2,960
PPG
8.8
#172
OF 2,960
RPG
5.8
#485
OF 2,960
APG
1.0
#619
OF 2,960
SPG
0.0
#619
OF 2,960
BPG
0.0
#417
OF 2,960
MPG
21.6
#619
OF 2,960
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#415
OF 2,960
FG%
43.5%
#449
OF 2,960
FT%
71.6%
#568
OF 2,960
True Shooting
47.7%
Career Totals
#24
OF 296
Points
1,142
#14
OF 296
Rebounds
758
#33
OF 296
Assists
125
#292
OF 296
Steals
0
#293
OF 296
Blocks
0
#290
OF 296
3-Pointers
0
#10
OF 296
Games
130
#22
OF 296
Minutes
168,300
#23
OF 296
Field Goals
464
#24
OF 296
Free Throws
214
#291
OF 296
Turnovers
0
#5
OF 296
Fouls
502
Per Game Averages
#30
OF 296
PPG
8.8
#16
OF 296
RPG
5.8
#34
OF 296
APG
1.0
#42
OF 296
SPG
0.0
#43
OF 296
BPG
0.0
#29
OF 296
MPG
21.6
#40
OF 296
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#27
OF 296
FG%
43.5%
#34
OF 296
FT%
71.6%
#37
OF 296
True Shooting
47.7%
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Sanders
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