Tom Sanders
- Seasons
- 1960-61 to 1972-73
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Nov 8, 1938
- College
- NYU
- Draft
- 1960, round 1, pick 8
Career advanced
- PER
- 11.9
- True shooting
- .482
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 56.4
- WS per 48
- .122
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 7.6
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | BOS | 22 | 68 | 1,084 | 11.7 | .458 | .420 | – | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .132 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1961-62 | BOS | 23 | 80 | 2,325 | 12.5 | .488 | .435 | – | 2.2 | 5.1 | 7.2 | .149 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962-63 | BOS | 24 | 80 | 2,148 | 12.6 | .505 | .456 | – | 2.3 | 4.5 | 6.8 | .152 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 25 | 80 | 2,370 | 12.7 | .475 | .417 | – | 1.5 | 6.1 | 7.6 | .154 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 26 | 80 | 2,459 | 12.2 | .478 | .429 | – | 1.9 | 5.5 | 7.4 | .145 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 27 | 72 | 1,896 | 13.6 | .485 | .428 | – | 1.8 | 3.7 | 5.5 | .139 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 28 | 81 | 1,926 | 11.2 | .484 | .428 | – | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | .100 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 29 | 78 | 1,981 | 11.4 | .493 | .428 | – | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.3 | .105 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 30 | 82 | 2,184 | 12.8 | .477 | .430 | – | 1.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 | .119 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 31 | 57 | 1,616 | 11.6 | .514 | .443 | – | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .090 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | BOS | 32 | 17 | 121 | 6.1 | .410 | .364 | – | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .006 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | BOS | 33 | 82 | 1,631 | 8.9 | .463 | .410 | – | -0.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | .070 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 34 | 59 | 423 | 4.9 | .356 | .315 | – | -1.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.021 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.