Mike Sanders vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mike Sanders 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

Mike Sanders

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Sanders: 1982-83 to 1992-93
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Sanders 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mike Sanders 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mike Sanders 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mike Sanders 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Sanders 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Sanders 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Sanders 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Sanders 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Sanders 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mike Sanders 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mike Sanders 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Sanders 8.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sanders 3.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mike Sanders 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike Sanders 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sanders 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Sanders 5,162 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mike Sanders 1,927 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mike Sanders 880 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mike Sanders 464 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mike Sanders 206 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mike Sanders 648 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Sanders .482 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mike Sanders .221 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Sanders .769 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Sanders 11.0 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sanders 4.2 (1985) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mike Sanders 1.8 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Sanders 1.1 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sanders 0.6 (1993) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Sanders 6.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sanders 2.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mike Sanders 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mike Sanders 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sanders 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Sanders 425 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mike Sanders 168 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mike Sanders 85 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mike Sanders 43 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mike Sanders 22 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mike Sanders 67 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Sanders .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mike Sanders .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Sanders .779 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Sanders 17.3 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sanders 5.0 (1988) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Sanders 3.3 (1985) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Sanders 1.7 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sanders 0.7 (1992) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.