DeMarcus Cousins vs. Sam Merrill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Merrill and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Sam Merrill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Sam Merrill 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Sam Merrill 4

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Sam Merrill 2

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Sam Merrill 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Sam Merrill 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Sam Merrill 6.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Sam Merrill 1.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Sam Merrill 1.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Sam Merrill 0.3

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Sam Merrill 624

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Sam Merrill 166

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Sam Merrill 138

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Sam Merrill 31

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Sam Merrill 5

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Sam Merrill 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Sam Merrill .405

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Sam Merrill .398

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Sam Merrill .895

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Sam Merrill 2.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Sam Merrill 0.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Sam Merrill 0.6

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Sam Merrill 0.2

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Sam Merrill 38

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Sam Merrill 17

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Sam Merrill 10

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Sam Merrill 4

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Sam Merrill 0

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Sam Merrill 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Sam Merrill .333

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Sam Merrill .344

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Sam Merrill 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024)