RJ Barrett vs. Sam Merrill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Merrill and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Sam Merrill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Sam Merrill 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Sam Merrill 4

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Sam Merrill 2

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Sam Merrill 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Sam Merrill 6.1

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Sam Merrill 1.6

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Sam Merrill 1.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Sam Merrill 0.3

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Sam Merrill 624

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Sam Merrill 166

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Sam Merrill 138

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Sam Merrill 31

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Sam Merrill 5

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Sam Merrill 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Sam Merrill .405

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Sam Merrill .398

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Sam Merrill .895

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Sam Merrill 2.1

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Sam Merrill 0.9

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Sam Merrill 0.6

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Sam Merrill 0.2

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Sam Merrill 38

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Sam Merrill 17

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Sam Merrill 10

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Sam Merrill 4

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Sam Merrill 0

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Sam Merrill 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Sam Merrill .333

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Sam Merrill .344

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Sam Merrill 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024)