Karl Malone vs. Mike Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Sanders and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Mike Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Mike Sanders: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Mike Sanders 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Mike Sanders 9

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Mike Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Mike Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Mike Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Mike Sanders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Mike Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Mike Sanders 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Mike Sanders 3.0

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Mike Sanders 1.4

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Mike Sanders 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Mike Sanders 5,162

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Mike Sanders 1,927

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Mike Sanders 880

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Mike Sanders 464

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Mike Sanders 206

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Mike Sanders 648

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Mike Sanders .482

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Mike Sanders .221

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Mike Sanders .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Mike Sanders 11.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Mike Sanders 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Mike Sanders 1.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Mike Sanders 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Mike Sanders 0.6 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Mike Sanders 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Mike Sanders 2.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Mike Sanders 1.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Mike Sanders 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Mike Sanders 425

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Mike Sanders 168

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Mike Sanders 85

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Mike Sanders 43

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Mike Sanders 22

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Mike Sanders 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Mike Sanders .500

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Mike Sanders .333

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Mike Sanders .779

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Mike Sanders 17.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Mike Sanders 5.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Mike Sanders 3.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Mike Sanders 1.7 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Mike Sanders 0.7 (1992)