Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mike Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Sanders and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Mike Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mike Sanders: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mike Sanders 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mike Sanders 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mike Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mike Sanders 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mike Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mike Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mike Sanders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mike Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mike Sanders 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mike Sanders 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mike Sanders 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mike Sanders 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mike Sanders 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Mike Sanders 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mike Sanders 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mike Sanders 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mike Sanders 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mike Sanders 5,162

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mike Sanders 1,927

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mike Sanders 880

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mike Sanders 464

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mike Sanders 206

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mike Sanders 648

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mike Sanders .482

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mike Sanders .221

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mike Sanders .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mike Sanders 11.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mike Sanders 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mike Sanders 1.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mike Sanders 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mike Sanders 0.6 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mike Sanders 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mike Sanders 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mike Sanders 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mike Sanders 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mike Sanders 425

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mike Sanders 168

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mike Sanders 85

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mike Sanders 43

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mike Sanders 22

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mike Sanders 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mike Sanders .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mike Sanders .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mike Sanders .779

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mike Sanders 17.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mike Sanders 5.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mike Sanders 3.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mike Sanders 1.7 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mike Sanders 0.7 (1992)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.