Sam Merrill vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens 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.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Merrill 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Sam Merrill 4 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Sam Merrill 2 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Sam Merrill 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Sam Merrill 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 6.1 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.6 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.4 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.3 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 624 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 166 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Sam Merrill 138 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Sam Merrill 31 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 5 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Sam Merrill 102 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .405 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .398 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill .895 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 2.1 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.2 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 38 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 17 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Sam Merrill 10 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Sam Merrill 4 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 0 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Sam Merrill 18 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .333 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .344 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill 1.000 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024) Lenny Wilkens - *

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, this player has no data for the stat.