Mikal Bridges vs. Sam Merrill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Merrill and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Sam Merrill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Sam Merrill 1

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Sam Merrill 4

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Sam Merrill 2

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Sam Merrill 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Sam Merrill 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Sam Merrill 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Sam Merrill 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Sam Merrill 1.6

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Sam Merrill 1.4

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Sam Merrill 0.3

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Sam Merrill 624

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Sam Merrill 166

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Sam Merrill 138

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Sam Merrill 31

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Sam Merrill 5

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Sam Merrill 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Sam Merrill .405

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Sam Merrill .398

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Sam Merrill .895

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Sam Merrill 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Sam Merrill 0.9

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Sam Merrill 0.6

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Sam Merrill 0.2

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Sam Merrill 38

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Sam Merrill 17

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Sam Merrill 10

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Sam Merrill 4

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Sam Merrill 0

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Sam Merrill 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Sam Merrill .333

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Sam Merrill .344

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Sam Merrill 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024)