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Brandon Williams
Warriors · G · 26
Brandon Williams
vs
2025-26
Sam Merrill
Cavaliers · G · 30
Sam Merrill
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Williams vs Sam Merrill

10-7categories
Williams · Merrill
Brandon Williams
Williams
Warriors
2025-26
Merrill
Cavaliers
Sam Merrill
66
Games
availability
52
22.2
Minutes
per game
26.5
13.0
Points
per game
12.8
2.9
Rebounds
per game
2.6
3.9
Assists
per game
2.4
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
0.7
1.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
47.2%
Field goal %
46.1%
23.2%
Three-point %
2.3 vs 7.2 attempts
42.1%
79.3%
Free throw %
85.5%
57.2%
True shooting
TS%
64.4%
24.2%
Usage
USG%
16.7%
25.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.9%
6.2%
Rebound %
of available
4.7%
-4.4
Net rating
on court
+7.7
11.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.1%
-2.2
Plus-minus
per game
+4.7
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Brandon Williams scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (13.0 vs 12.8), on Williams's heavier usage (24.2% vs 16.7%).

Merrill is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.4% to 57.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Williams (3.9 vs 2.4 assists), the glass to Williams (2.9 vs 2.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Williams played 14 more games (66 vs 52 of 82).

With Merrill on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.7 per 100 possessions, against -4.4 for Williams; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Williams $2.4M through 2026-27, Merrill $9.2M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Williams
2025-26
Merrill
23-43
Record when playing
37-15
13.9
Points at home
12.3
12.1
Points on the road
13.1
13.4
Points in wins
12.0
12.8
Points in losses
14.5
26
Season high
32
0
30-point games
1
1
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Williams · last 5
Sun, Apr 5 vs LAL13 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs ORL23 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Mar 31 at MIL18 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Mar 30 vs MIN15 pts · 6 reb · 7 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at POR10 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast
Merrill · last 5
Mon, May 25 vs NYK5 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK4 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, May 19 at NYK12 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Sun, May 17 at DET23 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Williams · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Merrill · contract
2026-27$9.2M
2027-28$9.8M
2028-29$10.5M

More comparisons

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Williams vs
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Merrill vs
Collin Gillespie · Brandon Williams · Malik Monk · De'Anthony Melton

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).