Mitch Richmond vs. Mike Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Sanders and Mitch Richmond 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

Mitch Richmond

vs.

Mike Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Richmond: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Mike Sanders: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Richmond 1 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Mitch Richmond 14 Mike Sanders 11

Playoffs Played Mitch Richmond 4 Mike Sanders 9

All-Star Games Mitch Richmond 6 Mike Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Richmond 5 Mike Sanders 0

Rookie of The Year Mitch Richmond 1 Mike Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 21.0 Mike Sanders 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.9 Mike Sanders 3.0

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.5 Mike Sanders 1.4

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.2 Mike Sanders 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 20,497 Mike Sanders 5,162

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 3,801 Mike Sanders 1,927

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 3,398 Mike Sanders 880

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 1,211 Mike Sanders 464

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 254 Mike Sanders 206

Total Games Mitch Richmond 976 Mike Sanders 648

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .455 Mike Sanders .482

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .388 Mike Sanders .221

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .850 Mike Sanders .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 25.9 (1997) Mike Sanders 11.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.9 (1989) Mike Sanders 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.1 (1992) Mike Sanders 1.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.6 (1991) Mike Sanders 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.4 (1991) Mike Sanders 0.6 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 19.5 Mike Sanders 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 5.3 Mike Sanders 2.5

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 3.0 Mike Sanders 1.3

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.0 Mike Sanders 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.3 Mike Sanders 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Richmond 449 Mike Sanders 425

Total Rebounds Mitch Richmond 123 Mike Sanders 168

Total Assists Mitch Richmond 69 Mike Sanders 85

Total Steals Mitch Richmond 22 Mike Sanders 43

Total Blocks Mitch Richmond 7 Mike Sanders 22

Total Games Mitch Richmond 23 Mike Sanders 67

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Richmond .479 Mike Sanders .500

3-Point Percentage Mitch Richmond .302 Mike Sanders .333

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Richmond .869 Mike Sanders .779

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Richmond 22.3 (1991) Mike Sanders 17.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Richmond 7.3 (1989) Mike Sanders 5.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Mitch Richmond 4.4 (1989) Mike Sanders 3.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Mitch Richmond 1.8 (1989) Mike Sanders 1.7 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Mitch Richmond 0.7 (1991) Mike Sanders 0.7 (1992)