Michael Jordan vs. Melvin Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Sanders and Michael Jordan 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

Michael Jordan

vs.

Melvin Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Melvin Sanders: 2005-06 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Melvin Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Melvin Sanders 1

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Melvin Sanders 0

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Melvin Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Melvin Sanders 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Melvin Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Melvin Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Melvin Sanders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Melvin Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Melvin Sanders 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Melvin Sanders 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Melvin Sanders 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Melvin Sanders 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Melvin Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Melvin Sanders 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Melvin Sanders 1.4

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Melvin Sanders 0.2

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Melvin Sanders 0.3

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Melvin Sanders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Melvin Sanders 41

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Melvin Sanders 23

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Melvin Sanders 3

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Melvin Sanders 5

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Melvin Sanders 0

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Melvin Sanders 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Melvin Sanders .485

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Melvin Sanders .667

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Melvin Sanders .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Melvin Sanders 2.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Melvin Sanders 1.4 (2006)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Melvin Sanders 0.2 (2006)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Melvin Sanders 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Melvin Sanders 0.0 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Melvin Sanders -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Melvin Sanders -

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Melvin Sanders -

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Melvin Sanders -

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Melvin Sanders -

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Melvin Sanders -

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Melvin Sanders -

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Melvin Sanders -

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Melvin Sanders -

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Melvin Sanders -

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Melvin Sanders 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Melvin Sanders -

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Melvin Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Melvin Sanders -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Melvin Sanders -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Melvin Sanders -

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Melvin Sanders -

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Melvin Sanders -

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Melvin Sanders -