Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Karl Malone and Mike Sanders

This is the detail of NBA games in which Karl Malone and Mike Sanders played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 21 times in NBA games. Mike Sanders has a 12-9 winning record over Karl Malone. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Karl Malone
vs.
Mike Sanders
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Mike Sanders:
1982-83 to 1992-93
21 Games played
21 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Karl Malone
9
9
0
Mike Sanders
12
12
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 24.2 10.8 2.4 1.70.8
Mike Sanders 7.5 2.8 1.20.90.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 37 22 8 64
Mike Sanders 18 7 3 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Karl Malone 19

games		 20

games		 13

games		 11

games		9

games
Mike Sanders 2

games 		0

games		 4

games		 6

games		5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 4

games		 4

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1985
1. Jazz 121   Karl Malone 11 10 1 2 2 4 4 22 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Suns 110   Mike Sanders 16 6 1 3 1 3 4 24 5-7 .714 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Dec. 06, 1985
2. Jazz 92   Karl Malone 12 10 0 0 0 5 4 32 4-15 .267 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Suns 111   Mike Sanders 18 3 1 0 1 1 0 19 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 22, 1986
3. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 15 14 8 2 0 9 4 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Suns 97   Mike Sanders 11 4 0 0 1 1 5 30 4-13 .308 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 07, 1986
4. Jazz 105   Karl Malone 16 11 1 4 0 7 5 37 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Suns 103   Mike Sanders 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 21 1-4 .250 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 22, 1986
5. Jazz 119   Karl Malone 27 12 4 6 0 1 2 38 10-17 .588 0-0 - 7-12 .583
Suns 109   Mike Sanders 10 4 3 1 0 2 5 25 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1987
6. Jazz 107   Karl Malone 27 16 4 2 0 7 5 37 11-22 .500 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Suns 123   Mike Sanders 10 2 3 1 0 0 1 14 4-8 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 10, 1987
7. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 26 6 0 3 2 2 4 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Suns 102   Mike Sanders 12 5 1 2 0 1 5 22 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 13, 1987
8. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 28 13 2 1 0 0 6 40 11-22 .500 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Suns 105   Mike Sanders 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 12 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 31, 1987
9. Jazz 110   Karl Malone 14 11 1 2 1 5 4 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Suns 95   Mike Sanders 9 3 0 0 0 3 1 16 4-12 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 03, 1987
10. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 34 10 1 0 1 3 3 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 10-18 .556
Suns 112   Mike Sanders 18 1 2 2 0 2 4 23 8-9 .889 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1987
11. Jazz 109   Karl Malone 23 4 3 1 1 4 3 36 7-13 .538 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Suns 92   Mike Sanders 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 18, 1987
12. Jazz 80   Karl Malone 20 7 3 1 2 5 5 35 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Suns 90   Mike Sanders 8 7 1 2 1 2 2 32 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 17, 1988
13. Jazz 108   Karl Malone 29 16 3 3 0 5 3 44 10-21 .476 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Suns 103   Mike Sanders 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 16 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1988
14. Jazz 94   Karl Malone 30 12 1 2 1 4 4 42 9-23 .391 0-0 - 12-14 .857
Cavaliers 110   Mike Sanders 7 6 2 3 1 1 2 28 2-9 .222 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 13, 1989
15. Jazz 98   Karl Malone 25 7 3 1 0 3 4 38 8-19 .421 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Cavaliers 83   Mike Sanders 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 18 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1989
16. Jazz 114   Karl Malone 23 7 6 1 0 5 5 31 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Pacers 100   Mike Sanders 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 17 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 29, 1989
17. Jazz 88   Karl Malone 26 7 1 3 0 4 3 40 9-15 .600 0-0 - 8-12 .667
Pacers 100   Mike Sanders 4 4 1 0 1 1 5 17 1-6 .167 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1990
18. Jazz 116   Karl Malone 33 22 4 0 4 2 4 41 10-20 .500 0-1 .000 13-17 .765
Pacers 124   Mike Sanders 4 1 2 2 2 2 3 12 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 1991
19. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 28 8 2 0 1 2 6 42 11-21 .524 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Pacers 117   Mike Sanders 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 14 1-9 .111 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1991
20. Jazz 112   Karl Malone 37 13 0 2 0 3 2 37 12-22 .545 0-0 - 13-15 .867
Pacers 127   Mike Sanders 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 03 0-3 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1992
21. Jazz 104   Karl Malone 24 10 3 0 2 2 3 37 10-18 .556 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 121   Mike Sanders 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 17 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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