Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Sam Merrill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Merrill and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Sam Merrill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Sam Merrill 1

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Sam Merrill 4

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Sam Merrill 2

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Sam Merrill 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Sam Merrill 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Sam Merrill 1.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Sam Merrill 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Sam Merrill 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Sam Merrill 624

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Sam Merrill 166

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Sam Merrill 138

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Sam Merrill 31

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Sam Merrill 5

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Sam Merrill 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Sam Merrill .405

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Sam Merrill .398

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Sam Merrill .895

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 9.7 Sam Merrill 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.3 Sam Merrill 0.9

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.0 Sam Merrill 0.6

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Sam Merrill 0.2

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 369 Sam Merrill 38

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 88 Sam Merrill 17

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 39 Sam Merrill 10

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 12 Sam Merrill 4

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 2 Sam Merrill 0

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 38 Sam Merrill 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .383 Sam Merrill .333

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .328 Sam Merrill .344

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .667 Sam Merrill 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2017) Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024)