Sam Merrill vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Merrill 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Sam Merrill 4 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Sam Merrill 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Sam Merrill 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Merrill 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Merrill 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Merrill 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Sam Merrill 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Sam Merrill 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Sam Merrill 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 6.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.6 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 624 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 166 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Sam Merrill 138 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Sam Merrill 31 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Merrill 102 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .405 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .398 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill .895 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 2.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.6 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 38 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 17 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Sam Merrill 10 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Sam Merrill 4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Sam Merrill 18 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .333 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .344 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill 1.000 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.