Earl Monroe vs. Mike Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Sanders and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Mike Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Mike Sanders: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Mike Sanders 11

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Mike Sanders 9

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Mike Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Mike Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Mike Sanders 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Mike Sanders 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Mike Sanders 3.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Mike Sanders 1.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Mike Sanders 0.7

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Mike Sanders 5,162

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Mike Sanders 1,927

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Mike Sanders 880

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Mike Sanders 464

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Mike Sanders 206

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Mike Sanders 648

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Mike Sanders .482

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Mike Sanders .221

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Mike Sanders .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Mike Sanders 11.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Mike Sanders 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Mike Sanders 1.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Mike Sanders 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Mike Sanders 0.6 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Mike Sanders 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Mike Sanders 2.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Mike Sanders 1.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Mike Sanders 0.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Mike Sanders 425

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Mike Sanders 168

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Mike Sanders 85

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Mike Sanders 43

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Mike Sanders 22

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Mike Sanders 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Mike Sanders .500

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Mike Sanders .333

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Mike Sanders .779

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Mike Sanders 17.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Mike Sanders 5.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Mike Sanders 3.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Mike Sanders 1.7 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * 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.