Sam Merrill vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas 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.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Merrill 1 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Sam Merrill 4 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Sam Merrill 2 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Sam Merrill 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Merrill 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Sam Merrill 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Merrill 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Sam Merrill 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 6.1 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.6 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.4 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.3 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 624 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 166 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Sam Merrill 138 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Sam Merrill 31 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 5 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Sam Merrill 102 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .405 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .398 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill .895 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 2.1 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.6 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.2 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 38 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 17 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Sam Merrill 10 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Sam Merrill 4 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 0 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Sam Merrill 18 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .333 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .344 Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill 1.000 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)