Tom Sanders
SF · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1960-61–1972-73 · 13 on record · Ht 6-6 · b. 1938
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Player info
| Nickname | Satch |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #16 |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-6 |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Born | 1938-11-08 |
| College | NYU |
| Drafted | 1960 · Round 1, Pick 8 · Boston Celtics |
| Seasons | 1960-61–1972-73 (13) |
Career averages
9.6 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.1 APG · 916 games · .428 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | BOS | 22 | 68 | 15.9 | .420 | — | .670 | 5.7 | 0.6 | — | — | 5.3 | 11.7 | .458 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 23 | 80 | 29.1 | .435 | — | .749 | 9.5 | 0.9 | — | — | 11.2 | 12.5 | .488 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 24 | 80 | 26.9 | .456 | — | .738 | 7.2 | 1.2 | — | — | 10.8 | 12.6 | .505 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 25 | 80 | 29.6 | .417 | — | .761 | 8.3 | 1.3 | — | — | 11.4 | 12.7 | .475 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 26 | 80 | 30.7 | .429 | — | .745 | 8.3 | 1.2 | — | — | 11.8 | 12.2 | .478 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 27 | 72 | 26.3 | .428 | — | .764 | 7.1 | 1.3 | — | — | 12.6 | 13.6 | .485 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 28 | 81 | 23.8 | .428 | — | .817 | 5.4 | 1.1 | — | — | 10.2 | 11.2 | .484 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 29 | 78 | 25.4 | .428 | — | .784 | 5.8 | 1.3 | — | — | 10.2 | 11.4 | .493 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 30 | 82 | 26.6 | .430 | — | .733 | 7.0 | 1.3 | — | — | 11.2 | 12.8 | .477 |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 31 | 57 | 28.4 | .443 | — | .880 | 5.5 | 1.6 | — | — | 11.5 | 11.6 | .514 |
| 1970-71 | BOS | 32 | 17 | 7.1 | .364 | — | .875 | 1.0 | 0.6 | — | — | 2.3 | 6.1 | .410 |
| 1971-72 | BOS | 33 | 82 | 19.9 | .410 | — | .816 | 4.3 | 1.2 | — | — | 6.6 | 8.9 | .463 |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 34 | 59 | 7.2 | .315 | — | .657 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | — | 2.0 | 4.9 | .356 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | BOS | 68 | — | 1,084 | 148 | 352 | .420 | — | — | 67 | 100 | 385 | 44 | — | — | — | 363 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 80 | — | 2,325 | 350 | 804 | .435 | — | — | 197 | 263 | 762 | 74 | — | — | — | 897 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 80 | — | 2,148 | 339 | 744 | .456 | — | — | 186 | 252 | 576 | 95 | — | — | — | 864 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 80 | — | 2,370 | 349 | 836 | .417 | — | — | 213 | 280 | 667 | 102 | — | — | — | 911 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 80 | — | 2,459 | 374 | 871 | .429 | — | — | 193 | 259 | 661 | 92 | — | — | — | 941 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 72 | — | 1,896 | 349 | 816 | .428 | — | — | 211 | 276 | 508 | 90 | — | — | — | 909 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 81 | — | 1,926 | 323 | 755 | .428 | — | — | 178 | 218 | 439 | 91 | — | — | — | 824 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 78 | — | 1,981 | 296 | 691 | .428 | — | — | 200 | 255 | 454 | 100 | — | — | — | 792 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 82 | — | 2,184 | 364 | 847 | .430 | — | — | 187 | 255 | 574 | 110 | — | — | — | 915 |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 57 | — | 1,616 | 246 | 555 | .443 | — | — | 161 | 183 | 314 | 92 | — | — | — | 653 |
| 1970-71 | BOS | 17 | — | 121 | 16 | 44 | .364 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | 39 |
| 1971-72 | BOS | 82 | — | 1,631 | 215 | 524 | .410 | — | — | 111 | 136 | 353 | 98 | — | — | — | 541 |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 59 | — | 423 | 47 | 149 | .315 | — | — | 23 | 35 | 88 | 27 | — | — | — | 117 |
| Career | 916 | — | — | 3,416 | 7,988 | .428 | 0 | 0 | 1934 | 2520 | 5798 | 1026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,766 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | BOS | 68 | 15.9 | 4.9 | 11.7 | .420 | — | — | 2.2 | 3.3 | 12.8 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 12.1 |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 80 | 29.1 | 5.4 | 12.4 | .435 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.1 | 11.8 | 1.1 | — | — | — | 13.9 |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 80 | 26.9 | 5.7 | 12.5 | .456 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.2 | 9.7 | 1.6 | — | — | — | 14.5 |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 80 | 29.6 | 5.3 | 12.7 | .417 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.3 | 10.1 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 13.8 |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 80 | 30.7 | 5.5 | 12.8 | .429 | — | — | 2.8 | 3.8 | 9.7 | 1.3 | — | — | — | 13.8 |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 72 | 26.3 | 6.6 | 15.5 | .428 | — | — | 4.0 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 17.3 |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 81 | 23.8 | 6.0 | 14.1 | .428 | — | — | 3.3 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 1.7 | — | — | — | 15.4 |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 78 | 25.4 | 5.4 | 12.6 | .428 | — | — | 3.6 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 14.4 |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 82 | 26.6 | 6.0 | 14.0 | .430 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.2 | 9.5 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 15.1 |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 57 | 28.4 | 5.5 | 12.4 | .443 | — | — | 3.6 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 14.5 |
| 1970-71 | BOS | 17 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 13.1 | .364 | — | — | 2.1 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 11.6 |
| 1971-72 | BOS | 82 | 19.9 | 4.7 | 11.6 | .410 | — | — | 2.5 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 11.9 |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 59 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 12.7 | .315 | — | — | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 10.0 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | BOS | 68 | 1,084 | 11.7 | .458 | — | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .132 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 80 | 2,325 | 12.5 | .488 | — | 2.2 | 5.1 | 7.2 | .149 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 80 | 2,148 | 12.6 | .505 | — | 2.3 | 4.5 | 6.8 | .152 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 80 | 2,370 | 12.7 | .475 | — | 1.5 | 6.1 | 7.6 | .154 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 80 | 2,459 | 12.2 | .478 | — | 1.9 | 5.5 | 7.4 | .145 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 72 | 1,896 | 13.6 | .485 | — | 1.8 | 3.7 | 5.5 | .139 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 81 | 1,926 | 11.2 | .484 | — | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | .100 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 78 | 1,981 | 11.4 | .493 | — | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.3 | .105 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 82 | 2,184 | 12.8 | .477 | — | 1.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 | .119 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 57 | 1,616 | 11.6 | .514 | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .090 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | BOS | 17 | 121 | 6.1 | .410 | — | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .006 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | BOS | 82 | 1,631 | 8.9 | .463 | — | -0.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | .070 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 59 | 423 | 4.9 | .356 | — | -1.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -.021 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 916 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56.4 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | PPG | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | 10 | 8.9 | .520 |
| 1961-62 | 14 | 10.1 | .483 |
| 1962-63 | 13 | 9.8 | .483 |
| 1963-64 | 10 | 9.1 | .418 |
| 1964-65 | 12 | 13.2 | .465 |
| 1965-66 | 17 | 13.5 | .517 |
| 1966-67 | 9 | 4.9 | .348 |
| 1967-68 | 14 | 8.3 | .536 |
| 1968-69 | 15 | 5.8 | .497 |
| 1971-72 | 11 | 4.3 | .378 |
| 1972-73 | 5 | 2.0 | .506 |
| Career | 130 | 8.8 | .474 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Tom Sanders play for?
Tom Sanders plays SF for the Boston Celtics.
What are Tom Sanders's career stats?
Tom Sanders has averaged 9.6 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.1 APG over 13 seasons (1960-61–1972-73).
How tall is Tom Sanders?
Tom Sanders is 6-6 (210 lb).
When was Tom Sanders drafted?
Tom Sanders was drafted in 1960, round 1, pick 8, by the Boston Celtics.