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Mike SandersvsBuddy Hield

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

SG · VAL group G

Mike Sanders

1983–1993 · 11 seasons

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Buddy Hield

2017–2026 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Mike Sanders and Buddy Hield: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Mike Sanders	Stat	Buddy Hield
11	Seasons	10
13.9	Career VAL	13.4
4.7 (1986)	Peak-season VAL	5.5 (2019)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Mike Sanders and Buddy Hield have
Mike Sanders	Stat	Buddy Hield
Career
648	Games	766
Per game
8.0	Points / game	14.5
3.0	Rebounds / game	4.0
1.4	Assists / game	2.4
Shooting
48.2%	FG %	43.3%
22.1%	3P %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Mike Sanders	Buddy Hield
22	0.2	—
23	0	—
24	0.6	0
25	4.7	1.1
26	2.9	5.5
27	0.8	1.2
28	1.4	0
29	0.1	0
30	0	2.3
31	1.7	1.9
32	1.5	1.2
33	—	0.2

Age	Mike Sanders	Buddy Hield
22	0.2	—
23	0	—
24	0.6	0
25	4.7	1.1
26	2.9	5.5
27	0.8	1.2
28	1.4	0
29	0.1	0
30	0	2.3
31	1.7	1.9
32	1.5	1.2
33	—	0.2

Age	Mike Sanders	Buddy Hield
22	0.2	—
23	0	—
24	0.6	0
25	4.7	1.1
26	2.9	5.5
27	0.8	1.2
28	1.4	0
29	0.1	0
30	0	2.3
31	1.7	1.9
32	1.5	1.2
33	—	0.2

Age	Mike Sanders	Buddy Hield
22	0.2	—
23	0	—
24	0.6	0
25	4.7	1.1
26	2.9	5.5
27	0.8	1.2
28	1.4	0
29	0.1	0
30	0	2.3
31	1.7	1.9
32	1.5	1.2
33	—	0.2