Sam Merrill vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan 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.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Merrill 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Sam Merrill 4 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Sam Merrill 2 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Sam Merrill 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Merrill 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Merrill 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Sam Merrill 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Sam Merrill 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 6.1 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.4 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 624 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 166 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Sam Merrill 138 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Sam Merrill 31 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 5 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Sam Merrill 102 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .405 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .398 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill .895 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 2.1 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.6 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 38 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 17 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Sam Merrill 10 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Sam Merrill 4 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Sam Merrill 18 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .333 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .344 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill 1.000 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024) George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.