Sam Merrill vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Sam Merrill 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

Sam Merrill

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Merrill 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Sam Merrill 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Sam Merrill 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Sam Merrill 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Merrill 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Sam Merrill 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Sam Merrill 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Merrill 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 6.1 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.6 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 624 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 166 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Sam Merrill 138 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Sam Merrill 31 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 5 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Sam Merrill 102 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .405 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .398 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill .895 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 2.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 38 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 17 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Sam Merrill 10 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Sam Merrill 4 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 0 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Sam Merrill 18 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .333 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .344 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill 1.000 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)