Zach LaVine vs. Sam Merrill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Merrill and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Sam Merrill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Sam Merrill 1

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Sam Merrill 4

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Sam Merrill 2

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Sam Merrill 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Sam Merrill 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Sam Merrill 1.6

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Sam Merrill 1.4

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Sam Merrill 0.3

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Sam Merrill 624

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Sam Merrill 166

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Sam Merrill 138

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Sam Merrill 31

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Sam Merrill 5

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Sam Merrill 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Sam Merrill .405

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Sam Merrill .398

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Sam Merrill .895

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Sam Merrill 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Sam Merrill 0.9

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Sam Merrill 0.6

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Sam Merrill 0.2

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Sam Merrill 38

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Sam Merrill 17

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Sam Merrill 10

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Sam Merrill 4

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Sam Merrill 0

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Sam Merrill 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Sam Merrill .333

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Sam Merrill .344

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Sam Merrill 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024)