Sam Merrill vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed 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.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Merrill 1 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Sam Merrill 4 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Sam Merrill 2 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Sam Merrill 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Merrill 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Sam Merrill 0 Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Merrill 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Merrill 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Merrill 0 Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Merrill 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Sam Merrill 0 Willis Reed 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 6.1 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.6 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.4 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.3 Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 624 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 166 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Sam Merrill 138 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Sam Merrill 31 Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 5 Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Sam Merrill 102 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .405 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .398 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill .895 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023) Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024) Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 2.1 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.6 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.2 Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Merrill 38 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Sam Merrill 17 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Sam Merrill 10 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Sam Merrill 4 Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Sam Merrill 0 Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Sam Merrill 18 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Merrill .333 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Sam Merrill .344 Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Merrill 1.000 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021) Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024) Willis Reed 0.0 (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.