Satch Sanders PF

Full Name: Tom Sanders

Born: Nov 8, 1938 (85 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: New York, New York

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-6 (198cm)     Weight: 210 (95kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1960 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 8, Boston Celtics

Pre-Draft Team: NYU (Sr)

High School: Seward Park High School [Manhattan, New York]

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NBA Career

13 Years Of Service - 8x NBA Champion, #16 retired by BOS

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1960-61 BOS 68 - 15.9 5.34 2.18 5.18 .420 - - - 0.99 1.47 .670 - - 5.66 0.65 - - - 1.93
1961-62 BOS 80 - 29.1 11.21 4.38 10.05 .435 - - - 2.46 3.29 .749 - - 9.53 0.93 - - - 3.49
1962-63 BOS 80 - 26.9 10.80 4.24 9.30 .456 - - - 2.33 3.15 .738 - - 7.20 1.19 - - - 3.27
1963-64 BOS 80 - 29.6 11.39 4.36 10.45 .417 - - - 2.66 3.50 .761 - - 8.34 1.27 - - - 3.46
1964-65 BOS 80 - 30.7 11.76 4.67 10.89 .429 - - - 2.41 3.24 .745 - - 8.26 1.15 - - - 3.98
1965-66 BOS 72 - 26.3 12.62 4.85 11.33 .428 - - - 2.93 3.83 .764 - - 7.06 1.25 - - - 4.40
1966-67 BOS 81 - 23.8 10.17 3.99 9.32 .428 - - - 2.20 2.69 .817 - - 5.42 1.12 - - - 3.75
1967-68 BOS 78 - 25.4 10.15 3.79 8.86 .428 - - - 2.56 3.27 .784 - - 5.82 1.28 - - - 3.85
1968-69 BOS 82 - 26.6 11.16 4.44 10.33 .430 - - - 2.28 3.11 .733 - - 7.00 1.34 - - - 3.57
1969-70 BOS 57 - 28.4 11.46 4.32 9.74 .443 - - - 2.82 3.21 .880 - - 5.51 1.61 - - - 3.49
1970-71 BOS 17 - 7.1 2.29 0.94 2.59 .364 - - - 0.41 0.47 .875 - - 1.00 0.65 - - - 1.47
1971-72 BOS 82 - 19.9 6.60 2.62 6.39 .410 - - - 1.35 1.66 .816 - - 4.30 1.20 - - - 3.13
1972-73 BOS 59 - 7.2 1.98 0.80 2.53 .315 - - - 0.39 0.59 .657 - - 1.49 0.46 - - - 1.39
CAREER   916 - 24.2 9.57 3.73 8.72 .428 - - - 2.11 2.75 .767 - - 6.33 1.12 - - - 3.32

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1960-61 BOS 68 - 1,084 363 148 352 .420 - - - 67 100 .670 - - 385 44 - - - 131
1961-62 BOS 80 - 2,325 897 350 804 .435 - - - 197 263 .749 - - 762 74 - - - 279
1962-63 BOS 80 - 2,148 864 339 744 .456 - - - 186 252 .738 - - 576 95 - - - 262
1963-64 BOS 80 - 2,370 911 349 836 .417 - - - 213 280 .761 - - 667 102 - - - 277
1964-65 BOS 80 - 2,459 941 374 871 .429 - - - 193 259 .745 - - 661 92 - - - 318
1965-66 BOS 72 - 1,896 909 349 816 .428 - - - 211 276 .764 - - 508 90 - - - 317
1966-67 BOS 81 - 1,926 824 323 755 .428 - - - 178 218 .817 - - 439 91 - - - 304
1967-68 BOS 78 - 1,981 792 296 691 .428 - - - 200 255 .784 - - 454 100 - - - 300
1968-69 BOS 82 - 2,184 915 364 847 .430 - - - 187 255 .733 - - 574 110 - - - 293
1969-70 BOS 57 - 1,616 653 246 555 .443 - - - 161 183 .880 - - 314 92 - - - 199
1970-71 BOS 17 - 121 39 16 44 .364 - - - 7 8 .875 - - 17 11 - - - 25
1971-72 BOS 82 - 1,631 541 215 524 .410 - - - 111 136 .816 - - 353 98 - - - 257
1972-73 BOS 59 - 423 117 47 149 .315 - - - 23 35 .657 - - 88 27 - - - 82
CAREER   916 - 22,164 8,766 3,416 7,988 .428 - - - 1,934 2,520 .767 - - 5,798 1,026 - - - 3,044

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1960-61 BOS 68 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .052 - - 0.28 53 16 .768 0.50 2.50 3.00
1961-62 BOS 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .110 - - 0.33 60 20 .750 2.20 5.10 7.20
1962-63 BOS 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116 - - 0.34 58 22 .725 2.30 4.50 6.80
1963-64 BOS 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 - - 0.33 59 21 .738 1.50 6.10 7.60
1964-65 BOS 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131 - - 0.30 62 18 .775 1.90 5.50 7.50
1965-66 BOS 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .126 - - 0.34 50 22 .694 1.80 3.70 5.50
1966-67 BOS 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 - - 0.29 60 21 .741 1.30 2.70 4.00
1967-68 BOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 - - 0.37 52 26 .667 1.50 2.90 4.30
1968-69 BOS 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 - - 0.30 48 34 .585 1.30 4.10 5.40
1969-70 BOS 57 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093 - - 0.33 23 34 .404 1.50 1.50 3.00
1970-71 BOS 17 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .007 - - 0.18 11 6 .647 -0.10 0.10 -
1971-72 BOS 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082 - - 0.26 56 26 .683 -0.10 2.40 2.40
1972-73 BOS 59 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .019 - - 0.23 47 11 .810 -1.00 0.80 -0.20
CAREER   916 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .092 - - 0.32 639 277 .698 14.60 41.90 56.50

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1960-61 BOS 68 - .458 .420 - - - - - - - - 109.05 - 1.03 - - 10.88
1961-62 BOS 80 - .488 .435 - - - - - - - - 118.44 - 1.12 - - 11.75
1962-63 BOS 80 - .505 .456 - - - - - - - - 119.37 - 1.16 - - 11.90
1963-64 BOS 80 - .475 .417 - - - - - - - - 117.82 - 1.09 - - 11.81
1964-65 BOS 80 - .478 .429 - - - 4.84 - - - - 117.46 - 1.08 - - 11.35
1965-66 BOS 72 - .485 .428 - - - 6.56 - - - - 119.22 - 1.11 - - 12.95
1966-67 BOS 81 - .484 .428 - - - 6.05 - - - - 124.43 - 1.09 - - 11.08
1967-68 BOS 78 - .493 .428 - - - 6.42 - - - - 121.27 - 1.15 - - 10.96
1968-69 BOS 82 - .477 .430 - - - 6.84 - - - - 116.31 - 1.08 - - 12.23
1969-70 BOS 57 - .514 .443 - - - 7.40 - - - - 132.30 - 1.18 - - 11.47
1970-71 BOS 17 - .410 .364 - - - 10.96 - - - - 123.86 - 0.89 - - 6.01
1971-72 BOS 82 - .463 .410 - - - 7.19 - - - - 122.65 - 1.03 - - 8.84
1972-73 BOS 59 - .356 .315 - - - 7.47 - - - - 97.26 - 0.79 - - 4.84
CAREER   916 - .482 .428 - - - 6.40 - - - - 119.51 - 1.10 - - 12.76

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NBA Transactions

Apr 11, 1960 - The Boston Celtics selected Satch Sanders in Round 1 with Pick 8 in the 1960 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1960 - Satch Sanders signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Jul 1, 1973 - Satch Sanders, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
All-NBA Defensive Second Team - 1969

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1960-61 BOS 10 - 21.6 8.90 3.70 7.50 .493 - - - 1.50 2.40 .625 - - 8.40 0.70 - - - 4.20
1961-62 BOS 14 - 31.4 10.07 4.00 9.29 .431 - - - 2.07 2.57 .806 - - 8.21 1.00 - - - 4.64
1962-63 BOS 13 - 29.8 9.85 4.00 9.15 .437 - - - 1.85 2.38 .774 - - 7.38 1.46 - - - 4.69
1963-64 BOS 10 - 30.2 9.10 3.40 9.40 .362 - - - 2.30 3.40 .676 - - 6.80 0.60 - - - 4.50
1964-65 BOS 12 - 30.4 13.25 5.33 12.67 .421 - - - 2.58 3.58 .721 - - 8.50 1.58 - - - 4.83
1965-66 BOS 17 - 29.4 13.53 5.71 11.82 .483 - - - 2.12 2.82 .750 - - 6.47 1.59 - - - 4.12
1966-67 BOS 9 - 16.0 4.89 2.33 6.78 .344 - - - 0.22 0.56 .400 - - 4.78 0.56 - - - 3.44
1967-68 BOS 14 - 20.6 8.29 3.57 7.07 .505 - - - 1.14 1.50 .762 - - 4.50 0.86 - - - 3.79
1968-69 BOS 15 - 13.1 5.80 2.13 4.87 .438 - - - 1.53 2.07 .742 - - 3.20 0.47 - - - 2.67
1971-72 BOS 11 - 16.9 4.27 1.55 4.82 .321 - - - 1.18 1.91 .619 - - 2.36 0.91 - - - 3.27
1972-73 BOS 5 - 4.8 2.00 1.00 1.80 .556 - - - 0.00 0.40 .000 - - 1.00 0.20 - - - 1.40
CAREER   130 - 23.5 8.78 3.58 8.20 .436 - - - 1.63 2.28 .716 - - 5.85 0.98 - - - 3.91

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1960-61 BOS 10 - 216 89 37 75 .493 - - - 15 24 .625 - - 84 7 - - - 42
1961-62 BOS 14 - 439 141 56 130 .431 - - - 29 36 .806 - - 115 14 - - - 65
1962-63 BOS 13 - 387 128 52 119 .437 - - - 24 31 .774 - - 96 19 - - - 61
1963-64 BOS 10 - 302 91 34 94 .362 - - - 23 34 .676 - - 68 6 - - - 45
1964-65 BOS 12 - 365 159 64 152 .421 - - - 31 43 .721 - - 102 19 - - - 58
1965-66 BOS 17 - 500 230 97 201 .483 - - - 36 48 .750 - - 110 27 - - - 70
1966-67 BOS 9 - 144 44 21 61 .344 - - - 2 5 .400 - - 43 5 - - - 31
1967-68 BOS 14 - 289 116 50 99 .505 - - - 16 21 .762 - - 63 12 - - - 53
1968-69 BOS 15 - 197 87 32 73 .438 - - - 23 31 .742 - - 48 7 - - - 40
1971-72 BOS 11 - 186 47 17 53 .321 - - - 13 21 .619 - - 26 10 - - - 36
1972-73 BOS 5 - 24 10 5 9 .556 - - - 0 2 .000 - - 5 1 - - - 7
CAREER   130 - 3,049 1,142 465 1,066 .436 - - - 212 296 .716 - - 760 127 - - - 508

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1960-61 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098 - - 0.32 8 2 .800 0.40 0.50 0.90
1961-62 BOS 14 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .112 - - 0.28 8 6 .571 0.40 0.70 1.10
1962-63 BOS 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 - - 0.26 8 5 .615 0.20 0.60 0.80
1963-64 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 - - 0.36 8 2 .800 -0.20 0.60 0.50
1964-65 BOS 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 - - 0.28 8 4 .667 0.10 0.90 1.00
1965-66 BOS 17 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 - - 0.24 11 6 .647 0.70 0.70 1.40
1966-67 BOS 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .064 - - 0.08 4 5 .444 -0.30 0.10 -0.20
1967-68 BOS 14 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074 - - 0.21 8 6 .571 0.50 0.30 0.70
1968-69 BOS 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .052 - - 0.42 10 5 .667 0.30 0.20 0.50
1971-72 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 - - 0.40 5 6 .455 -0.30 0.10 -0.20
1972-73 BOS 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .010 - - 0.22 3 2 .600 - - -
CAREER   130 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .092 - - 0.28 81 49 .623 1.80 4.70 6.50

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1960-61 BOS 10 - .520 .493 - - - 4.22 - - - - 111.83 - 1.19 - - 11.06
1961-62 BOS 14 - .483 .431 - - - 4.01 - - - - 123.63 - 1.08 - - 7.49
1962-63 BOS 13 - .483 .437 - - - 6.06 - - - - 121.12 - 1.08 - - 7.75
1963-64 BOS 10 - .418 .362 - - - 2.76 - - - - 103.82 - 0.97 - - 5.78
1964-65 BOS 12 - .465 .421 - - - 6.67 - - - - 114.20 - 1.05 - - 11.94
1965-66 BOS 17 - .518 .483 - - - 7.76 - - - - 123.26 - 1.14 - - 13.24
1966-67 BOS 9 - .348 .344 - - - 4.34 - - - - 74.43 - 0.72 - - 5.07
1967-68 BOS 14 - .536 .505 - - - 5.62 - - - - 126.70 - 1.17 - - 11.10
1968-69 BOS 15 - .502 .438 - - - 4.99 - - - - 118.03 - 1.19 - - 12.06
1971-72 BOS 11 - .378 .321 - - - 6.50 - - - - 93.98 - 0.89 - - 3.40
1972-73 BOS 5 - .506 .556 - - - 5.91 - - - - 55.56 - 1.11 - - 9.55
CAREER   130 - .477 .436 - - - 6.40 - - - - 115.24 - 1.07 - - 10.57

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NCAA Career

College: NYU (1960)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1957-58 NYU So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1958-59 NYU Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1959-60 NYU Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

NIT/Haggerty Award - 1960
UPI All-American Third Team - 1960
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP) - 1960


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Satch Sanders?

Satch Sanders is 85 years old.

What is the height of Satch Sanders?

Satch Sanders is 6-6 (198cm) tall.

What is the weight of Satch Sanders?

Satch Sanders is 210 lbs (95kg).

What is the birthday of Satch Sanders?

Satch Sanders was born on Nov 8, 1938.

What position does Satch Sanders play?

Satch Sanders plays the PF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Satch Sanders?

Satch Sanders was drafted out of NYU.

What high school did Satch Sanders attend?

Satch Sanders attended Seward Park High School in Manhattan, New York.

What nationality is Satch Sanders?

Satch Sanders has a United States nationality.

Where was Satch Sanders born?

Satch Sanders was born in New York, New York.

How many NBA seasons has Satch Sanders played?

Satch Sanders played 13 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Satch Sanders?

Satch Sanders had career averages 9.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists in 916 games.

What are the career totals of Satch Sanders?

Satch Sanders had career totals of 8,766 points, 5,798 rebounds, 1,026 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 916 games.

How many teams has Satch Sanders been on?

Satch Sanders played their entire career for the Boston Celtics.

When was Satch Sanders drafted?

Satch Sanders was drafted in the 1st round (#8 overall) of the 1960 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.

What is Satch Sanders' career high in points?

Satch Sanders averaged a career high 12.6 points per game in 1965-1966.

What is Satch Sanders' career high in rebounds?

Satch Sanders averaged a career high 9.5 rebounds per game in 1961-1962.

What is Satch Sanders' career high in assists?

Satch Sanders averaged a career high 1.6 assists per game in 1969-1970.

What is the career PER of Satch Sanders'?

Satch Sanders had a career PER of 12.8.

How many championships has Satch Sanders won?

Satch Sanders has won 8 NBA championships.

Is Satch Sanders' jersey retired?

Satch Sanders' #16 jersey was retired by the Boston Celtics.