Michael Anthony Sanders (Mike)
Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: May 7, 1960 in Vidalia, Louisiana
High School: DeRidder in DeRidder, Louisiana
College: University of California, Los Angeles
Draft: Kansas City Kings, 4th round (5th pick, 74th overall), 1982 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: February 10, 1983
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 82 | 5 | 1644 | 347 | 676 | 3 | 15 | 208 | 257 | 104 | 273 | 150 | 76 | 31 | 143 | 236 | 905 | .513 | .200 | .809 | 20.0 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 41 | 2 | 824 | 165 | 337 | 3 | 7 | 102 | 129 | 53 | 131 | 72 | 37 | 19 | 81 | 119 | 435 | .490 | .429 | .791 | 20.1 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
| Road | 41 | 3 | 820 | 182 | 339 | 0 | 8 | 106 | 128 | 51 | 142 | 78 | 39 | 12 | 62 | 117 | 470 | .537 | .000 | .828 | 20.0 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 48 | 4 | 942 | 193 | 368 | 0 | 6 | 113 | 137 | 51 | 139 | 84 | 49 | 19 | 85 | 134 | 499 | .524 | .000 | .825 | 19.6 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
| Post | 34 | 1 | 702 | 154 | 308 | 3 | 9 | 95 | 120 | 53 | 134 | 66 | 27 | 12 | 58 | 102 | 406 | .500 | .333 | .792 | 20.6 | 11.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 32 | 0 | 677 | 142 | 268 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 117 | 44 | 113 | 61 | 28 | 11 | 61 | 83 | 376 | .530 | .000 | .786 | 21.2 | 11.8 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| Loss | 50 | 5 | 967 | 205 | 408 | 3 | 14 | 116 | 140 | 60 | 160 | 89 | 48 | 20 | 82 | 153 | 529 | .502 | .214 | .829 | 19.3 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 3 | 3 | 78 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 48 | .606 | .800 | 26.0 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 1.7 | |
| November | 15 | 0 | 224 | 34 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 47 | 11 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 38 | 109 | .493 | .000 | .872 | 14.9 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | |
| December | 11 | 0 | 210 | 51 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 126 | .543 | .000 | .706 | 19.1 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | |
| January | 16 | 1 | 373 | 76 | 147 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 42 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 37 | 45 | 182 | .517 | .000 | .833 | 23.3 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | |
| February | 13 | 1 | 245 | 50 | 107 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 65 | 13 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 45 | 154 | .467 | .000 | .831 | 18.8 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | |
| March | 15 | 0 | 348 | 73 | 152 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 50 | 29 | 65 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 44 | 186 | .480 | .667 | .760 | 23.2 | 12.4 | 4.3 | 2.3 | |
| April | 9 | 0 | 166 | 43 | 74 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 100 | .581 | .333 | .867 | 18.4 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 5 | 0 | 111 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 57 | .524 | .765 | 22.2 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | |
| Monday | 7 | 0 | 145 | 32 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 87 | .525 | 1.000 | .786 | 20.7 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 2.3 | |
| Tuesday | 14 | 1 | 263 | 50 | 102 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 44 | 19 | 50 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 135 | .490 | .000 | .795 | 18.8 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 2.1 | |
| Wednesday | 17 | 1 | 330 | 77 | 132 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 38 | 26 | 60 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 185 | .583 | .500 | .789 | 19.4 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 1.4 | |
| Thursday | 7 | 1 | 147 | 35 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 88 | .522 | .818 | 21.0 | 12.6 | 3.3 | 1.4 | ||
| Friday | 18 | 1 | 344 | 71 | 140 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 67 | 16 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 40 | 198 | .507 | .333 | .821 | 19.1 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 1 | 304 | 60 | 132 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 41 | 22 | 58 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 27 | 42 | 155 | .455 | .000 | .854 | 21.7 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 5 | 5 | 135 | 35 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 81 | .574 | .000 | .846 | 27.0 | 16.2 | 6.0 | 1.4 |
| Reserve | 77 | 0 | 1509 | 312 | 615 | 3 | 13 | 197 | 244 | 90 | 243 | 143 | 71 | 28 | 133 | 216 | 824 | .507 | .231 | .807 | 19.6 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 5 | 2 | 161 | 38 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 98 | .559 | .000 | .846 | 32.2 | 19.6 | 6.2 | 2.0 |
| 20-29 | 39 | 2 | 942 | 191 | 383 | 1 | 7 | 108 | 133 | 58 | 159 | 97 | 43 | 15 | 83 | 125 | 491 | .499 | .143 | .812 | 24.2 | 12.6 | 4.1 | 2.5 | |
| 10-19 | 33 | 1 | 519 | 112 | 216 | 2 | 6 | 77 | 96 | 31 | 80 | 43 | 26 | 11 | 44 | 88 | 303 | .519 | .333 | .802 | 15.7 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | |
| 0-9 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | .667 | .500 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 26 | 1 | 517 | 103 | 191 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 77 | 29 | 96 | 43 | 26 | 7 | 43 | 77 | 274 | .539 | .000 | .883 | 19.9 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 Day | 36 | 2 | 755 | 173 | 336 | 3 | 8 | 96 | 122 | 48 | 116 | 74 | 26 | 17 | 65 | 99 | 445 | .515 | .375 | .787 | 21.0 | 12.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | |
| 2 Days | 10 | 0 | 182 | 25 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 73 | .397 | .000 | .697 | 18.2 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 9 | 1 | 154 | 35 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 86 | .507 | .000 | .842 | 17.1 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 22 | 1 | 466 | 97 | 190 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 93 | 26 | 74 | 44 | 26 | 8 | 53 | 55 | 271 | .511 | .000 | .828 | 21.2 | 12.3 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
| Western | 60 | 4 | 1178 | 250 | 486 | 3 | 11 | 131 | 164 | 78 | 199 | 106 | 50 | 23 | 90 | 181 | 634 | .514 | .273 | .799 | 19.6 | 10.6 | 3.3 | 1.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 10 | 1 | 200 | 50 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 43 | 9 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 132 | .562 | .000 | .744 | 20.0 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| Central | 12 | 0 | 266 | 47 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 50 | 17 | 46 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 139 | .465 | .000 | .900 | 22.2 | 11.6 | 3.8 | 2.2 | |
| Midwest | 30 | 2 | 578 | 128 | 251 | 2 | 7 | 75 | 88 | 47 | 117 | 49 | 25 | 12 | 39 | 92 | 333 | .510 | .286 | .852 | 19.3 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 1.6 | |
| Pacific | 30 | 2 | 600 | 122 | 235 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 76 | 31 | 82 | 57 | 25 | 11 | 51 | 89 | 301 | .519 | .250 | .737 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | .600 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | .400 | .750 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 22 | .348 | .000 | .750 | 24.5 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| Dallas | 5 | 0 | 113 | 27 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 64 | .491 | .500 | .900 | 22.6 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 2.0 | |
| Denver | 5 | 1 | 84 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 45 | .533 | .813 | 16.8 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 1.6 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 38 | .583 | .909 | 23.5 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Golden State | 6 | 0 | 104 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 53 | .467 | .000 | .786 | 17.3 | 8.8 | 4.7 | 1.3 | |
| Houston | 5 | 0 | 72 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 45 | .500 | .000 | .714 | 14.4 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 1.6 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | .412 | 1.000 | 23.5 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 6 | 0 | 135 | 30 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 73 | .556 | 1.000 | .750 | 22.5 | 12.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | |
| LA Lakers | 6 | 1 | 112 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 64 | .519 | .727 | 18.7 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 2.2 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 29 | .533 | .867 | 27.5 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20 | .643 | .500 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 54 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 41 | .714 | .000 | .500 | 27.0 | 20.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | |
| Portland | 6 | 1 | 129 | 28 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 71 | .560 | .000 | .789 | 21.5 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| Sacramento | 5 | 0 | 96 | 22 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 53 | .595 | .692 | 19.2 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 5 | 0 | 94 | 22 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 64 | .524 | .500 | .905 | 18.8 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 2.4 | |
| Seattle | 6 | 0 | 120 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 40 | .469 | .625 | 20.0 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Utah | 5 | 1 | 119 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 62 | .447 | .000 | .952 | 23.8 | 12.4 | 3.8 | 1.2 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 49 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 30 | .522 | .667 | 24.5 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||