Tiny Archibald vs. Sam Merrill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Merrill and Tiny Archibald 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

Tiny Archibald

vs.

Sam Merrill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Sam Merrill: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Sam Merrill 1

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Sam Merrill 4

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Sam Merrill 2

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Sam Merrill 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Sam Merrill 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Sam Merrill 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Sam Merrill 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Sam Merrill 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Sam Merrill 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Sam Merrill 1.6

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Sam Merrill 1.4

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Sam Merrill 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Sam Merrill 624

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Sam Merrill 166

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Sam Merrill 138

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Sam Merrill 31

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Sam Merrill 5

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Sam Merrill 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Sam Merrill .405

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Sam Merrill .398

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Sam Merrill .895

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Sam Merrill 8.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Sam Merrill 2.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Sam Merrill 1.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Sam Merrill 0.8 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Sam Merrill 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Sam Merrill 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Sam Merrill 0.9

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Sam Merrill 0.6

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Sam Merrill 0.2

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Sam Merrill 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Sam Merrill 38

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Sam Merrill 17

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Sam Merrill 10

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Sam Merrill 4

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Sam Merrill 0

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Sam Merrill 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Sam Merrill .333

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Sam Merrill .344

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Sam Merrill 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Sam Merrill 3.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Sam Merrill 1.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Sam Merrill 0.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Sam Merrill 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Sam Merrill 0.0 (2024)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.