Sam Merrill
SG · Cleveland Cavaliers
Seasons 2020-21–2025-26 · 6 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1996
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Player info
| Nickname | Sammy Buckets, Money Merrill |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #5 (also #15, #25) |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 205 lb |
| Born | 1996-05-15 (age 30) |
| College | Utah State |
| Drafted | 2020 · Round 2, Pick 60 · New Orleans Pelicans |
| Seasons | 2020-21–2025-26 (6) |
Career averages
8.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.6 APG · 225 games · .424 FG% · .397 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | MIL | 24 | 30 | 7.8 | .444 | .447 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.9 | .603 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 25 | 6 | 9.7 | .333 | .304 | .500 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 7.5 | .485 |
| 2022-23 | CLE | 26 | 5 | 11.8 | .409 | .278 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 15.5 | .546 |
| 2023-24 | CLE | 27 | 61 | 17.5 | .402 | .404 | .929 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 13.1 | .598 |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 28 | 71 | 19.7 | .406 | .372 | .966 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 11.1 | .583 |
| 2025-26 | CLE | 29 | 52 | 26.5 | .461 | .421 | .855 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 13.6 | .644 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | MIL | 30 | 2 | 233 | 32 | 72 | .444 | 21 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 89 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 6 | 0 | 58 | 8 | 24 | .333 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2022-23 | CLE | 5 | 0 | 59 | 9 | 22 | .409 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2023-24 | CLE | 61 | 1 | 1,069 | 158 | 393 | .402 | 143 | 354 | 26 | 28 | 120 | 108 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 485 |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 71 | 4 | 1,401 | 172 | 424 | .406 | 137 | 368 | 28 | 29 | 157 | 108 | 53 | 14 | 35 | 509 |
| 2025-26 | CLE | 52 | 38 | 1,377 | 223 | 484 | .461 | 158 | 375 | 59 | 69 | 133 | 125 | 33 | 7 | 42 | 663 |
| Career | 225 | — | — | 602 | 1,419 | .424 | 471 | 1185 | 121 | 136 | 456 | 371 | 117 | 26 | 108 | 1,796 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | MIL | 30 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 11.1 | .444 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 13.8 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 6 | 9.7 | 5.0 | 14.9 | .333 | 4.3 | 14.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 15.5 |
| 2022-23 | CLE | 5 | 11.8 | 5.5 | 13.4 | .409 | 3.1 | 11.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.3 |
| 2023-24 | CLE | 61 | 17.5 | 5.3 | 13.2 | .402 | 4.8 | 11.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 16.3 |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 71 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 10.9 | .406 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 13.1 |
| 2025-26 | CLE | 52 | 26.5 | 5.8 | 12.7 | .461 | 4.1 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 17.3 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | MIL | 30 | 233 | 11.9 | .603 | 15.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .102 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -1.0 | +0.1 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 6 | 58 | 7.5 | .485 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .029 | -2.2 | -3.4 | -5.6 | -0.1 |
| 2022-23 | CLE | 5 | 59 | 15.5 | .546 | 17.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .160 | -1.2 | +2.5 | +1.2 | +0.0 |
| 2023-24 | CLE | 61 | 1,069 | 13.1 | .598 | 17.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.8 | .125 | +1.3 | -0.8 | +0.5 | +0.7 |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 71 | 1,401 | 11.1 | .583 | 14.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | .113 | -0.4 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.8 |
| 2025-26 | CLE | 52 | 1,377 | 13.6 | .644 | 17.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 3.7 | .127 | +1.0 | -1.0 | +0.1 | +0.7 |
| Career | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | +2.2 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 20 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .286 | .200 | .357 |
| 2022-23 | 5 | nan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | 12 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .345 | .370 | .544 |
| 2024-25 | 9 | 19.7 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .375 | .359 | .557 |
| 2025-26 | 18 | 19.9 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .427 | .372 | .617 |
| Career | 64 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .395 | .362 | .582 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Game log — 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-22 | @ NYK | L 111–119 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 5-10 | -1 |
| 2025-10-24 | @ BKN | W 131–124 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 6-10 | +14 |
| 2025-10-26 | vs MIL | W 118–113 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 4-9 | +17 |
| 2025-10-27 | @ DET | W 116–95 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-6 | +13 |
| 2025-11-05 | vs PHI | W 132–121 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 4-5 | +1 |
| 2025-11-07 | @ WAS | W 148–115 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 4-5 | +10 |
| 2025-11-08 | vs CHI | W 128–122 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-6 | +6 |
| 2025-11-10 | @ MIA | L 138–140 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-16 | 4-16 | -7 |
| 2025-11-12 | @ MIA | W 130–116 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-10 | 1-8 | -8 |
| 2025-11-13 | vs TOR | L 113–126 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 3-9 | -2 |
| 2025-11-15 | vs MEM | W 108–100 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-6 | -4 |
| 2025-11-17 | vs MIL | W 118–106 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | 6-9 | +4 |
| 2025-12-22 | vs CHA | W 139–132 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-4 | +6 |
| 2025-12-23 | vs NOP | W 141–118 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 6-10 | +18 |
| 2025-12-25 | @ NYK | L 124–126 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 2-8 | +3 |
| 2025-12-27 | @ HOU | L 100–117 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-6 | -24 |
| 2025-12-29 | @ SAS | W 113–101 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-6 | -4 |
| 2025-12-31 | vs PHX | W 129–113 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 4-9 | +14 |
| 2026-01-02 | vs DEN | W 113–108 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2026-01-04 | vs DET | L 110–114 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 5-7 | 0 |
| 2026-01-06 | @ IND | W 120–116 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 6-10 | +5 |
| 2026-01-08 | @ MIN | L 122–131 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 5-11 | +6 |
| 2026-01-10 | vs MIN | W 146–134 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5-7 | 5-6 | +20 |
| 2026-01-12 | vs UTA | L 112–123 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 3-8 | -10 |
| 2026-01-14 | @ PHI | W 133–107 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | +5 |
| 2026-01-28 | vs LAL | W 129–99 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | +31 |
| 2026-01-30 | @ PHX | L 113–126 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-7 | -19 |
| 2026-02-01 | @ POR | W 130–111 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 6-8 | +25 |
| 2026-02-04 | @ LAC | W 124–91 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 3-5 | +21 |
| 2026-02-07 | @ SAC | W 132–126 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-5 | -8 |
| 2026-02-09 | @ DEN | W 119–117 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-6 | +13 |
| 2026-02-11 | vs WAS | W 138–113 | 25 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11-12 | 9-10 | +22 |
| 2026-02-19 | vs BKN | W 112–84 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | +13 |
| 2026-02-20 | @ CHA | W 118–113 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-4 | -14 |
| 2026-02-22 | @ OKC | L 113–121 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 6-10 | +6 |
| 2026-02-24 | vs NYK | W 109–94 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | +13 |
| 2026-02-25 | @ MIL | L 116–118 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 2-8 | -2 |
| 2026-02-27 | @ DET | L 119–122 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6-14 | 4-10 | -13 |
| 2026-03-01 | @ BKN | W 106–102 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 4-6 | +20 |
| 2026-03-03 | vs DET | W 113–109 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 3-7 | -6 |
| 2026-03-08 | vs BOS | L 98–109 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-7 | -1 |
| 2026-03-09 | vs PHI | W 115–101 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-5 | +5 |
| 2026-03-11 | @ ORL | L 122–128 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-5 | -1 |
| 2026-03-17 | @ MIL | W 123–116 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 3-8 | +22 |
| 2026-03-19 | @ CHI | W 115–110 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 3-8 | +1 |
| 2026-03-21 | @ NOP | W 111–106 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-7 | +5 |
| 2026-03-24 | vs ORL | W 136–131 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-6 | +4 |
| 2026-03-25 | vs MIA | L 103–120 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 4-10 | -22 |
| 2026-03-27 | vs MIA | W 149–128 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-7 | +25 |
| 2026-03-30 | @ UTA | W 122–113 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-8 | +13 |
| 2026-04-02 | @ GSW | W 118–111 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-6 | +12 |
| 2026-04-06 | @ MEM | W 142–126 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7-16 | 4-11 | -5 |
| 2026-04-08 | vs ATL | W 122–116 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 |
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 141 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 103–38 |
| Away | 145 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 89–56 |
| In wins | 192 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 192–0 |
| In losses | 94 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0–94 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 10 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 6–4 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 12 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 5–7 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 14 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 12–2 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 13 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 8–5 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 12 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 10–2 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2–0 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 5 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4–1 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 9 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 7–2 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 13 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 10–3 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 6–1 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 9 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 4–5 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 9 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 6–3 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 6–3 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4–4 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 7 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 6–1 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 16 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 7–9 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 12 | 11.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 9–3 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 9 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 7–2 |
| NOP New Orleans Pelicans | 9 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 6–3 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 12 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 6–6 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 3 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0–3 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 14 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 10–4 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 12 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 8–4 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 8 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2–6 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 8 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 6–2 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4–3 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 7 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 6–1 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 9 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7–2 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 7 | 13.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 5–2 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 14 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 13–1 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2025-26
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 9% | .860 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 6% | .481 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 5% | .458 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 3% | .267 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 78% | .421 |
Average shot distance 21.4 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 16% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2020-21 | $898,310 |
| 2021-22 | $1,517,981 |
| 2022-23 | $1,105,521 |
| 2023-24 | $1,997,238 |
| 2024-25 | $2,164,993 |
| 2025-26 | $8,482,144 |
| 2026-27 | $9,160,714 |
| 2027-28 | $9,839,285 |
| 2028-29 | $10,517,856 |
| Career earnings | $45,684,042 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Sam Merrill play for?
Sam Merrill plays SG for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What are Sam Merrill's career stats?
Sam Merrill has averaged 8.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.6 APG over 6 seasons (2020-21–2025-26).
How much does Sam Merrill make?
Sam Merrill's salary is $10,517,856 for the 2028-29 season, with career earnings of about $45.7M.
How tall is Sam Merrill?
Sam Merrill is 6-4 (205 lb).
How old is Sam Merrill?
Sam Merrill was born 1996-05-15 and is 30 years old.
When was Sam Merrill drafted?
Sam Merrill was drafted in 2020, round 2, pick 60, by the New Orleans Pelicans.