Basketball Savant / Players / Sam Merrill 12.8 PPG2.6 RPG2.4 APG0.8 TPG26.5 MPG
Sam Merrill
Sam Merrill, 2025-26 with CLE: 12.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 26.5 minutes a game. Against the 349 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (95th percentile), 3-point % (94th) and 3-point attempts / g (94th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (6th percentile) and Stocks / 75 (6th).
Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 178 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes / game | 59 | 60 | 26.5 |
| Minutes share | 44 | 45 | 34.9% |
| Availability | 26 | 27 | 63.4% |
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | |||
| True shooting % | 91 | 97 | .644 |
| Effective FG% | 92 | 99 | .624 |
| Points per shot | 73 | 81 | 1.37 |
| 3-point % | 94 | 95 | 42.1% |
| 3-point attempts / g | 94 | 91 | 7.2 |
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 98 | 97 | 77.5% |
| 2-point % | 78 | 90 | 59.6% |
| Free throw % | 81 | 72 | 85.5% |
| FT attempts / g | 31 | 37 | 1.3 |
| FT rate (of FGA) | 16 | 21 | 14.3% |
| % points from 3 | 97 | 96 | 71.5% |
| Creation & playmaking | |||
| Points / 75 | 57 | 55 | 17.0 |
| Assist % | 41 | 25 | 11.9% |
| Assists / 75 | 47 | 30 | 3.2 |
| Assist / turnover | 92 | 86 | 2.98 |
| Potential assists / 75 | 49 | 30 | 5.7 |
| Usage % | 36 | 32 | 16.7% |
| Turnover % | 95 | 95 | 7.5% |
| Turnovers / 75 | 91 | 90 | 1.1 |
| Offensive rebound % | 20 | 37 | 2.0% |
| Drive rate / 75 | 27 | 13 | 3.6 |
| Self-creation | 10 | 14 | low |
| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 94 | 93 | 76 |
| Defender difficulty | 21 | 29 | low (−0.2) |
| Impact | |||
| On/Off net | 82 | 82 | 5.6 |
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebounding | |||
| Rebounds / 75 | 7 | 13 | 3.4 |
| Def. rebound % | 6 | 10 | 7.2% |
| Activity & outcomes | |||
| Steals / 75 | 18 | 15 | 0.8 |
| Blocks / 75 | 9 | 14 | 0.2 |
| Stocks / 75 | 6 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Steal % | 14 | 12 | 1.1% |
| Block % | 10 | 15 | 0.5% |
| Rim FG% def. diff | 21 | 28 | +3.0% |
| Matchup difficulty | 65 | 66 | high (13.1) |
| Opp FG% on matchups | 49 | 52 | +0.3% |
| Deflections / 75 | 30 | 24 | 2.0 |
| Physical ingredients | |||
| Height | 22 | 43 | 6'4" |
| Strength (weight) | 37 | 64 | 205 |
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall value | |||
| PER | 43 | 50 | 13.6 |
| Win Shares / 48 | 71 | 76 | .127 |
| Box Plus/Minus | 56 | 59 | +0.1 |
| Offensive BPM | 71 | 73 | +1.0 |
| Defensive BPM | 23 | 25 | −1.0 |
| VORP | 54 | 57 | 0.7 |
| Game Score / g | 56 | 58 | 9.5 |
Statistical comps
closest profiles by usage, shooting, playmaking, rebounding & rim protection · 2025-26 · 500+ min
Weakness comps
who shares his flaws, ranked against other guards · 2025-26 · 500+ min
Where he ranks worst
- Self-creation6th percentile
- Def. rebound %11th percentile
- Steal %11th percentile
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | MIL | 24 | 30 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .603 | −1.0 | 42 | Champion |
| 2021-22 | CLE | 25 | 6 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | .485 | −5.6 | 1 | |
| 2022-23 | CLE | 26 | 5 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .546 | +1.2 | 76 | |
| 2023-24★ | CLE | 27 | 61 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | .598 | +0.5 | 63 | |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 28 | 71 | 19.7 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .583 | +0.3 | 59 | |
| 2025-26 | CLE | 29 | 52 | 26.5 | 12.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | .644 | +0.1 | 56 |
BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.