Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mike Sanders

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mike Sanders played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 32 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 27-5 winning record over Mike Sanders, including a 9-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Mike Sanders
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Mike Sanders:
1982-83 to 1992-93
32 Games played
22 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
27
18
9
Mike Sanders
5
4
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20.5 6.8 2.2 0.81.4
Mike Sanders 7.3 2.7 1.40.70.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 11 6 35
Mike Sanders 20 8 6 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30

games		 26

games		 20

games		 11

games		23

games
Mike Sanders 2

games 		5

games		 7

games		 8

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 5

games		 13

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 15, 1983
1. Lakers 103   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 10 1 1 1 2 2 35 10-22 .455 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Spurs 124   Mike Sanders 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 25, 1983
2. Lakers 120   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 8 0 0 0 6 28 10-15 .667 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Spurs 132   Mike Sanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1983
3. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 8 2 2 3 3 3 44 13-25 .520 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Spurs 107   Mike Sanders 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 01 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 13, 1983
4. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 10 2 0 3 4 3 38 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Spurs 100   Mike Sanders 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 03 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 15, 1983
5. Lakers 129   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 6 1 1 2 1 5 35 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Spurs 121   Mike Sanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 19, 1984
6. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 3 2 0 2 3 2 32 9-18 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Suns 138   Mike Sanders 6 3 0 1 0 2 1 13 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1984
7. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 9 1 0 2 2 4 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Suns 110   Mike Sanders 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1984
8. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 11 1 0 0 1 3 33 9-17 .529 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Suns 97   Mike Sanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 12, 1984
9. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 10 1 0 0 3 1 38 7-10 .700 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Suns 94   Mike Sanders 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 15, 1984
10. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 10 3 0 1 1 2 33 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Suns 102   Mike Sanders 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 18, 1984
11. Lakers 127   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 8 6 1 1 1 5 39 11-16 .688 0-0 - 9-10 .900
OT Suns 135   Mike Sanders 7 2 0 0 0 2 3 05 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
May. 20, 1984
12. Lakers 126   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 7 4 2 0 3 6 35 13-17 .765 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Suns 115   Mike Sanders 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1984
13. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 6 1 1 1 1 4 21 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 108   Mike Sanders 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 1985
14. Lakers 130   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 8 1 0 2 2 3 34 12-17 .706 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Suns 112   Mike Sanders 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 31, 1985
15. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 5 4 3 1 2 1 26 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Suns 98   Mike Sanders 18 6 2 2 0 3 1 32 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
16. Lakers 142   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 4 1 2 1 0 1 21 7-10 .700 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Suns 114   Mike Sanders 20 8 2 0 0 2 3 34 8-17 .471 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 20, 1985
17. Lakers 147   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 5 0 0 2 2 4 21 10-12 .833 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Suns 130   Mike Sanders 20 4 4 2 0 3 2 28 8-11 .727 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 23, 1985
18. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 5 3 0 1 1 4 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Suns 103   Mike Sanders 12 3 4 3 0 4 3 29 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1985
19. Lakers 144   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 5 0 0 3 3 4 19 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Suns 107   Mike Sanders 11 3 0 1 0 2 5 18 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 12, 1985
20. Lakers 127   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 5 3 2 2 1 3 31 11-11 1.000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Suns 102   Mike Sanders 10 6 3 1 0 1 3 22 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 14, 1986
21. Lakers 143   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 5 6 1 5 0 2 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Suns 122   Mike Sanders 8 2 2 1 0 0 1 14 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 12, 1986
22. Lakers 126   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 7 4 0 2 1 3 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Suns 100   Mike Sanders 15 4 0 0 0 1 3 18 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 28, 1986
23. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 7 4 3 2 5 5 36 10-18 .556 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Suns 103   Mike Sanders 11 1 3 1 0 0 4 16 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1987
24. Lakers 155   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 4 2 0 0 2 3 16 6-8 .750 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Suns 118   Mike Sanders 13 1 4 1 0 0 5 26 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 30, 1987
25. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 9 1 0 2 0 5 33 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Suns 102   Mike Sanders 6 2 0 0 0 2 1 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 24, 1987
26. Lakers 97   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 9 3 0 2 2 3 34 8-18 .444 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Suns 93   Mike Sanders 10 6 2 2 0 0 4 33 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 25, 1987
27. Lakers 99   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 9 4 2 0 1 2 36 11-20 .550 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Suns 91   Mike Sanders 8 7 5 2 1 0 4 28 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1987
28. Lakers 93   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 1 1 0 0 2 3 34 6-16 .375 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Suns 108   Mike Sanders 11 3 1 0 0 1 5 19 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 12, 1987
29. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 5 2 1 2 1 3 29 7-14 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 104   Mike Sanders 11 4 0 1 1 2 2 22 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1987
30. Lakers 122   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 9 2 1 3 2 2 27 4-7 .571 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Suns 97   Mike Sanders 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1988
31. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 17 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 102   Mike Sanders 5 7 6 1 0 0 4 33 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 13, 1989
32. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 7 2 1 0 2 2 28 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 95   Mike Sanders 11 3 1 2 0 1 5 30 5-15 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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