Sam Merrill vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan 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.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Merrill 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Sam Merrill 4 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Sam Merrill 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Sam Merrill 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Merrill 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Merrill 0 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 6.1 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.6 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.4 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 624 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 166 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Sam Merrill 138 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Sam Merrill 31 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 5 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Sam Merrill 102 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .405 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .398 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill .895 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 2.1 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.6 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.2 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 38 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 17 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Sam Merrill 10 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Sam Merrill 4 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Sam Merrill 18 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .333 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .344 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill 1.000 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.