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 | 80 | 7 | 1357 | 206 | 494 | 4 | 20 | 47 | 57 | 73 | 185 | 106 | 37 | 26 | 65 | 198 | 463 | .417 | .200 | .825 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 3 | 748 | 114 | 277 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 43 | 107 | 60 | 20 | 15 | 37 | 100 | 253 | .412 | .154 | .767 | 18.7 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| Road | 40 | 4 | 609 | 92 | 217 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 78 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 98 | 210 | .424 | .286 | .889 | 15.2 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 1 | 749 | 114 | 274 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 38 | 102 | 50 | 20 | 15 | 39 | 118 | 251 | .416 | .091 | .880 | 16.3 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Post | 34 | 6 | 608 | 92 | 220 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 83 | 56 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 80 | 212 | .418 | .333 | .781 | 17.9 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 39 | 3 | 704 | 130 | 289 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 46 | 102 | 64 | 18 | 15 | 34 | 95 | 288 | .450 | .400 | .774 | 18.1 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Loss | 41 | 4 | 653 | 76 | 205 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 83 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 31 | 103 | 175 | .371 | .000 | .885 | 15.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 0 | 205 | 18 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 45 | .277 | .500 | .800 | 13.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| December | 14 | 1 | 282 | 46 | 94 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 99 | .489 | .000 | .875 | 20.1 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | |
| January | 13 | 0 | 197 | 38 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 83 | .413 | .000 | 1.000 | 15.2 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| February | 13 | 1 | 238 | 41 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 84 | .471 | .000 | .667 | 18.3 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 1.2 | |
| March | 17 | 4 | 311 | 48 | 113 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 114 | .425 | .500 | .789 | 18.3 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | |
| April | 8 | 1 | 124 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 38 | .349 | .000 | .800 | 15.5 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 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 | 6 | 1 | 138 | 19 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 43 | .432 | .250 | .800 | 23.0 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| Monday | 3 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | .389 | .000 | 14.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Tuesday | 15 | 2 | 263 | 34 | 93 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 76 | .366 | .200 | .875 | 17.5 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 | |
| Wednesday | 18 | 1 | 304 | 43 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 98 | .443 | .000 | .923 | 16.9 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | |
| Thursday | 4 | 1 | 68 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 28 | .343 | 1.000 | .500 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | |
| Friday | 17 | 0 | 277 | 51 | 111 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 109 | .459 | .200 | .750 | 16.3 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | |
| Saturday | 17 | 1 | 264 | 40 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 51 | 95 | .417 | .000 | .882 | 15.5 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 7 | 7 | 164 | 23 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 60 | .390 | .778 | 23.4 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | |
| Reserve | 73 | 0 | 1193 | 183 | 435 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 39 | 58 | 155 | 92 | 33 | 24 | 59 | 178 | 403 | .421 | .200 | .846 | 16.3 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 36 | .467 | .500 | .875 | 32.7 | 12.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 |
| 20-29 | 20 | 2 | 471 | 71 | 151 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 68 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 154 | .470 | .167 | .647 | 23.6 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 1.9 | |
| 10-19 | 50 | 3 | 732 | 115 | 294 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 99 | 51 | 22 | 11 | 42 | 114 | 257 | .391 | .111 | .897 | 14.6 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| 0-9 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | .316 | .333 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 26 | 0 | 406 | 58 | 134 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 57 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 63 | 133 | .433 | .125 | .800 | 15.6 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| 1 Day | 29 | 4 | 529 | 97 | 217 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 64 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 214 | .447 | .375 | .739 | 18.2 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | |
| 2 Days | 16 | 2 | 255 | 30 | 92 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 68 | .326 | .000 | 1.000 | 15.9 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 1 | 151 | 19 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 44 | .404 | .000 | 1.000 | 18.9 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 52 | 5 | 870 | 134 | 325 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 115 | 75 | 20 | 13 | 32 | 135 | 302 | .412 | .100 | .846 | 16.7 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Western | 28 | 2 | 487 | 72 | 169 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 70 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 33 | 63 | 161 | .426 | .300 | .778 | 17.4 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 23 | 3 | 390 | 57 | 144 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 122 | .396 | .000 | .800 | 17.0 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Central | 29 | 2 | 480 | 77 | 181 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 67 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 77 | 180 | .425 | .125 | .862 | 16.6 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 1 | 237 | 34 | 83 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 79 | .410 | .667 | .750 | 16.9 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.1 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 1 | 250 | 38 | 86 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 82 | .442 | .143 | .833 | 17.9 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 20 | .417 | 13.4 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | ||
| Boston | 4 | 3 | 97 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 45 | .553 | .750 | 24.3 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | ||
| Charlotte | 5 | 1 | 99 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 46 | .442 | .250 | .875 | 19.8 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | |
| Chicago | 5 | 0 | 66 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 23 | .370 | .000 | .750 | 13.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |
| Cleveland | 5 | 0 | 77 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 34 | .500 | 1.000 | 15.4 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | .333 | .000 | 20.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 29 | .440 | 1.000 | .667 | 24.5 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | |
| Detroit | 4 | 1 | 79 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 24 | .455 | 1.000 | 19.8 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | .500 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .500 | .000 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .600 | .000 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 0 | 65 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 22 | .435 | .667 | 16.3 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 0 | 92 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 33 | .364 | .000 | .818 | 18.4 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 1.6 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | .600 | 22.5 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |||
| New Jersey | 3 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | .353 | 16.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 1.7 | |||
| New York | 4 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .333 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |||
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .429 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | .304 | .000 | 1.000 | 12.3 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | .615 | .000 | .500 | 18.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | .385 | .000 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .353 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .308 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | .500 | 22.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | |||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .250 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |||
| Washington | 4 | 0 | 77 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 | .286 | .000 | 19.3 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | ||