Sam Merrill vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton 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.

John Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Merrill 1 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Sam Merrill 4 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Sam Merrill 2 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Sam Merrill 0 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Merrill 0 John Stockton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Merrill 0 John Stockton 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Merrill 0 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Sam Merrill 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Sam Merrill 0 John Stockton 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 6.1 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.6 John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.4 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.3 John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 624 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 166 John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Sam Merrill 138 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Sam Merrill 31 John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 5 John Stockton 315

Total Games Sam Merrill 102 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .405 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .398 John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill .895 John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024) John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023) John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024) John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 2.1 John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.6 John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.2 John Stockton 1.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 38 John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 17 John Stockton 608

Total Assists Sam Merrill 10 John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Sam Merrill 4 John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 0 John Stockton 50

Total Games Sam Merrill 18 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .333 John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .344 John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill 1.000 John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024) John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024) John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024) John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021) John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024) John Stockton 1.7 (1989)