Rick Barry vs. Mike Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Sanders and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Mike Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mike Sanders: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mike Sanders 11

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mike Sanders 9

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mike Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mike Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mike Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Mike Sanders 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mike Sanders 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mike Sanders 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mike Sanders 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Mike Sanders 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mike Sanders 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mike Sanders 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mike Sanders 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mike Sanders 5,162

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mike Sanders 1,927

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mike Sanders 880

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mike Sanders 464

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mike Sanders 206

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mike Sanders 648

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mike Sanders .482

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Mike Sanders .221

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mike Sanders .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mike Sanders 11.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mike Sanders 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mike Sanders 1.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mike Sanders 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mike Sanders 0.6 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mike Sanders 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mike Sanders 2.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mike Sanders 1.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mike Sanders 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mike Sanders 425

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mike Sanders 168

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mike Sanders 85

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mike Sanders 43

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mike Sanders 22

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mike Sanders 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mike Sanders .500

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Mike Sanders .333

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mike Sanders .779

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mike Sanders 17.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mike Sanders 5.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mike Sanders 3.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mike Sanders 1.7 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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.