Sam Merrill vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White 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.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Merrill 1 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Sam Merrill 4 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Sam Merrill 2 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Sam Merrill 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Merrill 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Merrill 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 6.1 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.6 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.4 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.3 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 624 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 166 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Sam Merrill 138 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Sam Merrill 31 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 5 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Sam Merrill 102 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .405 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .398 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill .895 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 2.1 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.6 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.2 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 38 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 17 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Sam Merrill 10 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Sam Merrill 4 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 0 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Sam Merrill 18 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .333 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .344 Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill 1.000 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024) Jo Jo White 0.4 (1975) *

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.