Tim Duncan vs. Sam Merrill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Merrill and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Sam Merrill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Sam Merrill 1

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Sam Merrill 4

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Sam Merrill 2

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Sam Merrill 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Sam Merrill 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Sam Merrill 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Sam Merrill 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Sam Merrill 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Sam Merrill 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Sam Merrill 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Sam Merrill 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Sam Merrill 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Sam Merrill 1.6

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Sam Merrill 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Sam Merrill 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Sam Merrill 624

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Sam Merrill 166

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Sam Merrill 138

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Sam Merrill 31

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Sam Merrill 5

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Sam Merrill 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Sam Merrill .405

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Sam Merrill .398

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Sam Merrill .895

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Sam Merrill 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Sam Merrill 0.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Sam Merrill 0.6

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Sam Merrill 0.2

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Sam Merrill 38

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Sam Merrill 17

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Sam Merrill 10

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Sam Merrill 4

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Sam Merrill 0

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Sam Merrill 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Sam Merrill .333

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Sam Merrill .344

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Sam Merrill 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024)