Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Sam Merrill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Merrill and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Sam Merrill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sam Merrill 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Sam Merrill 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Sam Merrill 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Sam Merrill 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sam Merrill 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sam Merrill 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Sam Merrill 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Sam Merrill 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Sam Merrill 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Sam Merrill 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sam Merrill 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sam Merrill 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Sam Merrill 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sam Merrill 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Sam Merrill 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Sam Merrill 1.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Sam Merrill 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Sam Merrill 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Sam Merrill 624

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Sam Merrill 166

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Sam Merrill 138

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Sam Merrill 31

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Sam Merrill 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Sam Merrill 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Sam Merrill .405

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Sam Merrill .398

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Sam Merrill .895

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Sam Merrill 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Sam Merrill 0.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Sam Merrill 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Sam Merrill 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Sam Merrill 38

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Sam Merrill 17

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Sam Merrill 10

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Sam Merrill 4

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Sam Merrill 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Sam Merrill 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Sam Merrill .333

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Sam Merrill .344

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Sam Merrill 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.