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 | 4 | 1655 | 357 | 722 | 2 | 17 | 143 | 183 | 101 | 271 | 126 | 61 | 23 | 105 | 210 | 859 | .494 | .118 | .781 | 20.2 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 | |
| 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 | 792 | 178 | 343 | 1 | 6 | 84 | 102 | 48 | 123 | 63 | 22 | 7 | 54 | 94 | 441 | .519 | .167 | .824 | 19.3 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| Road | 41 | 2 | 863 | 179 | 379 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 81 | 53 | 148 | 63 | 39 | 16 | 51 | 116 | 418 | .472 | .091 | .728 | 21.0 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 1.5 | |
| 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 | 1 | 953 | 203 | 417 | 2 | 10 | 87 | 109 | 65 | 162 | 67 | 34 | 12 | 63 | 117 | 495 | .487 | .200 | .798 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 |
| Post | 34 | 3 | 702 | 154 | 305 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 74 | 36 | 109 | 59 | 27 | 11 | 42 | 93 | 364 | .505 | .000 | .757 | 20.6 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 36 | 0 | 686 | 159 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 75 | 41 | 109 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 43 | 84 | 380 | .545 | .827 | 19.1 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | |
| Loss | 46 | 4 | 969 | 198 | 430 | 2 | 17 | 81 | 108 | 60 | 162 | 80 | 37 | 14 | 62 | 126 | 479 | .460 | .118 | .750 | 21.1 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| November | 14 | 0 | 256 | 47 | 110 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 36 | 25 | 47 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 36 | 124 | .427 | .000 | .833 | 18.3 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 | |
| December | 15 | 0 | 348 | 81 | 151 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 59 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 178 | .536 | .333 | .625 | 23.2 | 11.9 | 3.9 | 1.7 | |
| January | 16 | 1 | 287 | 64 | 130 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 41 | 15 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 37 | 163 | .492 | .200 | .829 | 17.9 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 1.4 | |
| February | 11 | 3 | 244 | 43 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 116 | .467 | .000 | .789 | 22.2 | 10.5 | 3.6 | 2.0 | |
| March | 14 | 0 | 258 | 65 | 133 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 40 | 146 | .489 | .000 | .800 | 18.4 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 | |
| April | 11 | 0 | 246 | 56 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 130 | .554 | .750 | 22.4 | 11.8 | 3.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .438 | .714 | 25.5 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | |
| Monday | 6 | 0 | 99 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 52 | .478 | .000 | .667 | 16.5 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | |
| Tuesday | 17 | 1 | 354 | 75 | 154 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 64 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 48 | 169 | .487 | .333 | .783 | 20.8 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 1 | 253 | 44 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 18 | 44 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 112 | .449 | .000 | .706 | 19.5 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 1.8 | |
| Thursday | 7 | 0 | 151 | 42 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 108 | .568 | .857 | 21.6 | 15.4 | 3.9 | 2.4 | ||
| Friday | 17 | 1 | 331 | 69 | 139 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 19 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 46 | 173 | .496 | .250 | .895 | 19.5 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | |
| Saturday | 20 | 1 | 416 | 98 | 195 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 41 | 27 | 69 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 49 | 226 | .503 | .000 | .732 | 20.8 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 124 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 45 | .391 | .000 | .900 | 31.0 | 11.3 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
| Reserve | 78 | 0 | 1531 | 339 | 676 | 2 | 13 | 134 | 173 | 95 | 251 | 111 | 54 | 20 | 101 | 196 | 814 | .501 | .154 | .775 | 19.6 | 10.4 | 3.2 | 1.4 | |
| 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 | 165 | 32 | 70 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 77 | .457 | .167 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 15.4 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
| 20-29 | 43 | 2 | 1016 | 221 | 430 | 1 | 8 | 95 | 123 | 57 | 165 | 88 | 38 | 15 | 58 | 124 | 538 | .514 | .125 | .772 | 23.6 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 2.0 | |
| 10-19 | 28 | 0 | 433 | 94 | 200 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 46 | 26 | 63 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 63 | 222 | .470 | .000 | .739 | 15.5 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 0.7 | |
| 0-9 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22 | .455 | 1.000 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | ||
| 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 | 25 | 1 | 555 | 111 | 232 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 58 | 40 | 99 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 33 | 70 | 261 | .478 | .000 | .672 | 22.2 | 10.4 | 4.0 | 1.8 |
| 1 Day | 30 | 1 | 591 | 134 | 266 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 75 | 24 | 84 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 38 | 71 | 336 | .504 | .000 | .907 | 19.7 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | |
| 2 Days | 21 | 2 | 409 | 86 | 175 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 26 | 71 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 23 | 59 | 199 | .491 | .250 | .676 | 19.5 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 1.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 0 | 84 | 25 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 61 | .568 | .846 | 16.8 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | ||
| 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 | 398 | 79 | 166 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 49 | 29 | 71 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 31 | 47 | 197 | .476 | .000 | .796 | 18.1 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 |
| Western | 60 | 3 | 1257 | 278 | 556 | 2 | 11 | 104 | 134 | 72 | 200 | 96 | 45 | 15 | 74 | 163 | 662 | .500 | .182 | .776 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 1.6 | |
| 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 | 0 | 168 | 41 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 99 | .547 | .000 | .773 | 16.8 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Central | 12 | 1 | 230 | 38 | 91 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 98 | .418 | .000 | .815 | 19.2 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | |
| Midwest | 30 | 0 | 635 | 139 | 288 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 69 | 31 | 94 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 44 | 75 | 333 | .483 | .200 | .783 | 21.2 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | |
| Pacific | 30 | 3 | 622 | 139 | 268 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 65 | 41 | 106 | 49 | 20 | 5 | 30 | 88 | 329 | .519 | .167 | .769 | 20.7 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | |
| 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 | 35 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | .429 | .000 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .529 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .357 | .000 | .500 | 15.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 45 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 28 | .571 | .800 | 22.5 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Dallas | 5 | 0 | 101 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 49 | .447 | .000 | .636 | 20.2 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 0.8 | |
| Denver | 5 | 0 | 121 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 72 | .491 | .000 | .800 | 24.2 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20 | .500 | .750 | 18.5 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 6 | 0 | 135 | 29 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 65 | .500 | .000 | .700 | 22.5 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 1.3 | |
| Houston | 5 | 0 | 102 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 31 | .350 | .500 | 20.4 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .250 | .750 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 6 | 0 | 102 | 24 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 56 | .511 | .727 | 17.0 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | ||
| LA Lakers | 6 | 3 | 142 | 23 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 59 | .451 | .000 | .813 | 23.7 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | .300 | .000 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 31 | .476 | .917 | 21.5 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19 | .643 | .500 | 15.0 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | .625 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 6 | 0 | 113 | 33 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 74 | .623 | .333 | .700 | 18.8 | 12.3 | 3.3 | 1.5 | |
| Sacramento | 5 | 0 | 115 | 26 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 59 | .456 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 11.8 | 3.2 | 2.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 5 | 0 | 109 | 29 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 66 | .569 | .500 | .700 | 21.8 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 1.8 | |
| Seattle | 6 | 0 | 130 | 30 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 75 | .508 | .833 | 21.7 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Utah | 5 | 0 | 87 | 23 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 56 | .575 | 1.000 | 17.4 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .533 | .000 | .500 | 17.0 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |