Sam Merrill
- Seasons
- 2020-21 to 2025-26
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Born
- May 15, 1996
- College
- Utah State University
- Draft
- 2020, round 2, pick 60
1Championships
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.5
- True shooting
- .607
- Effective FG
- .590
- Usage rate
- 16.2
- Win shares
- 10.5
- WS per 48
- .120
- Box plus/minus
- 0.1
- VORP
- 2.2
- Best season, WS
- 3.7
- Best season, BPM
- 0.5
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | MIL | 24 | 30 | 233 | 11.9 | .603 | .590 | 15.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .102 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 118 | 114 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 25 | 6 | 58 | 7.5 | .485 | .479 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .029 | -2.2 | -3.4 | -5.6 | -0.1 | 104 | 116 |
| 2022-23 | CLE | 26 | 5 | 59 | 15.5 | .546 | .523 | 17.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .160 | -1.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 121 | 107 |
| 2023-24 | CLE | 27 | 61 | 1,069 | 13.1 | .598 | .584 | 17.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.8 | .125 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 125 | 117 |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 28 | 71 | 1,401 | 11.1 | .583 | .567 | 14.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | .113 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 122 | 114 |
| 2025-26 | CLE | 29 | 52 | 1,377 | 13.6 | .644 | .624 | 17.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 3.7 | .127 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 129 | 119 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.