Larry Bird vs. Mike Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Sanders and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Mike Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Mike Sanders: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Mike Sanders 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Mike Sanders 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Mike Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Mike Sanders 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Mike Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Mike Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Mike Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Mike Sanders 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Mike Sanders 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Mike Sanders 3.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Mike Sanders 1.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Mike Sanders 0.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Mike Sanders 5,162

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Mike Sanders 1,927

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Mike Sanders 880

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Mike Sanders 464

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Mike Sanders 206

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Mike Sanders 648

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Mike Sanders .482

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Mike Sanders .221

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Mike Sanders .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Mike Sanders 11.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Mike Sanders 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Mike Sanders 1.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Mike Sanders 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Mike Sanders 0.6 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Mike Sanders 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Mike Sanders 2.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Mike Sanders 1.3

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Mike Sanders 0.6

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Mike Sanders 425

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Mike Sanders 168

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Mike Sanders 85

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Mike Sanders 43

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Mike Sanders 22

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Mike Sanders 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Mike Sanders .500

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Mike Sanders .333

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Mike Sanders .779

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Mike Sanders 17.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Mike Sanders 5.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Mike Sanders 3.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Mike Sanders 1.7 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Mike Sanders 0.7 (1992)