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Retired#16Forward1960–1972#503 all-time in points

Thomas Sanders

Thomas Sanders scored 8,766 points in 916 games, 503rd on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1965-66 at 12.6 points a game. He earned 1 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 6″ / 210 lb
Age87
PositionForward
BornNov 8, 1938
HometownNew York City, New York
Experience1960–1972
CollegeNew York University
Draft1960 · round 1, pick 8
High schoolSeward Park High School New York City, New York
TeamsBoston Celtics 1960–1972
Career points
8,766
916 games · 9.6 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#503
Also 949th in assists, 212th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1960–1972. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1972-73.

1972-73 season

BOS · 59 games
Points1172.0 per game
Rebounds1.588 total
Assists0.527 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

1 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
1Legend
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring8 rings · 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69

Thomas Sanders career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1965-66 · 12.6 points per game

Thomas Sanders milestones

Career · regular season
8,766 career points
Retired 503rd on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K
Career marks
Points8,766Past 5,000 · 503rd all-time
Rebounds5,798Past 5,000 · 212th all-time

Thomas Sanders career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Thomas Sanders stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1972-73BOS591172.01.50.5.315—.657————
1971-72BOS825416.64.31.2.410—.816————
1970-71BOS17392.31.00.6.364—.875————
1969-70BOS5765311.55.51.6.443—.880————
1968-69BOS8291511.27.01.3.430—.733————
1967-68BOS7879210.25.81.3.428—.784————
1966-67BOS8182410.25.41.1.428—.817————
1965-66BOS7290912.67.11.3.428—.764————
1964-65BOS8094111.88.31.1.429—.745————
1963-64BOS8091111.48.31.3.417—.761————
1962-63BOS8086410.87.21.2.456—.738————
1961-62BOS8089711.29.50.9.435—.749————
1960-61BOS683635.35.70.6.420—.670————
Career13 seasons9168,7669.66.31.1.428—.7670——0

Thomas Sanders splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
78%
Threes
0%
Free throws
22%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Thomas Sanders facts
How many career points did Thomas Sanders score?

Thomas Sanders scored 8,766 career regular-season points in 916 games, 9.6 per game, which ranks 503rd all-time.

What was Thomas Sanders’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1965-66 with BOS: 12.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Where is Thomas Sanders from?

Thomas Sanders is from New York City, New York. He played high school ball at Seward Park High School in New York City, New York. He played college ball at New York University.

What teams did Thomas Sanders play for?

Boston Celtics (1960–1972).