Michael Jordan vs. Mike Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike 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.

Mike Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Mike Sanders: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Mike Sanders 11

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Mike Sanders 9

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Mike Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Mike Sanders 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Mike Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Mike Sanders 0

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Mike Sanders 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Mike Sanders 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Mike Sanders 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Mike Sanders 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Mike Sanders 3.0

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Mike Sanders 1.4

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Mike Sanders 0.7

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Mike Sanders 5,162

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Mike Sanders 1,927

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Mike Sanders 880

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Mike Sanders 464

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Mike Sanders 206

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Mike Sanders 648

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Mike Sanders .482

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Mike Sanders .221

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Mike Sanders .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Mike Sanders 11.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Mike Sanders 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Mike Sanders 1.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Mike Sanders 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Mike Sanders 0.6 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Mike Sanders 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Mike Sanders 2.5

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Mike Sanders 1.3

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Mike Sanders 0.6

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Mike Sanders 425

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Mike Sanders 168

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Mike Sanders 85

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Mike Sanders 43

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Mike Sanders 22

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Mike Sanders 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Mike Sanders .500

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Mike Sanders .333

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Mike Sanders .779

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Mike Sanders 17.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Mike Sanders 5.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Mike Sanders 3.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Mike Sanders 1.7 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Mike Sanders 0.7 (1992)