Sam Merrill vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe 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.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Merrill 1 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Sam Merrill 4 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Sam Merrill 2 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Sam Merrill 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Merrill 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Merrill 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Sam Merrill 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 6.1 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.6 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.4 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.3 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 624 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 166 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Sam Merrill 138 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Sam Merrill 31 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 5 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Sam Merrill 102 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .405 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .398 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill .895 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 2.1 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.6 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.2 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 38 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 17 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Sam Merrill 10 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Sam Merrill 4 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Sam Merrill 18 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .333 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .344 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill 1.000 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024) Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.