Sam Merrill vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Sam Merrill 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

Sam Merrill

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Merrill 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Sam Merrill 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Sam Merrill 2 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Sam Merrill 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 6.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 624 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 166 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Sam Merrill 138 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Sam Merrill 31 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 5 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Sam Merrill 102 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .405 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .398 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill .895 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 2.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 38 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 17 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Sam Merrill 10 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Sam Merrill 4 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 0 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Sam Merrill 18 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .333 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .344 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill 1.000 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)