Rick Barry vs. Sam Merrill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Merrill and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Sam Merrill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Sam Merrill 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Sam Merrill 4

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Sam Merrill 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Sam Merrill 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Sam Merrill 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Sam Merrill 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Sam Merrill 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Sam Merrill 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Sam Merrill 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Sam Merrill 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Sam Merrill 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Sam Merrill 1.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Sam Merrill 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Sam Merrill 0.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Sam Merrill 624

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Sam Merrill 166

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Sam Merrill 138

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Sam Merrill 31

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Sam Merrill 5

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Sam Merrill 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Sam Merrill .405

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Sam Merrill .398

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Sam Merrill .895

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Sam Merrill 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Sam Merrill 0.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Sam Merrill 0.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Sam Merrill 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Sam Merrill 38

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Sam Merrill 17

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Sam Merrill 10

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Sam Merrill 4

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Sam Merrill 0

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Sam Merrill 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Sam Merrill .333

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Sam Merrill .344

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Sam Merrill 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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.