Sam Merrill vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Merrill 1 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Sam Merrill 4 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Sam Merrill 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Sam Merrill 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Merrill 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Sam Merrill 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Sam Merrill 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Merrill 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Merrill 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Sam Merrill 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Sam Merrill 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 6.1 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.6 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 624 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 166 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Sam Merrill 138 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Sam Merrill 31 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 5 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Sam Merrill 102 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .405 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .398 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill .895 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 2.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 38 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 17 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Sam Merrill 10 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Sam Merrill 4 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 0 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Sam Merrill 18 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .333 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .344 Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill 1.000 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)