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Collin Gillespie
Suns · G · 27
Collin Gillespie
vs
2025-26
Sam Merrill
Cavaliers · G · 30
Sam Merrill
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Collin Gillespie vs Sam Merrill

10-7categories
Gillespie · Merrill
Collin Gillespie
Gillespie
Suns
2025-26
Merrill
Cavaliers
Sam Merrill
80
Games
availability
52
28.5
Minutes
per game
26.5
12.7
Points
per game
12.8
4.1
Rebounds
per game
2.6
4.6
Assists
per game
2.4
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
0.7
1.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
41.8%
Field goal %
46.1%
40.1%
Three-point %
7.2 vs 7.2 attempts
42.1%
87.4%
Free throw %
85.5%
57.5%
True shooting
TS%
64.4%
18.1%
Usage
USG%
16.7%
22.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.9%
7.0%
Rebound %
of available
4.7%
+3.7
Net rating
on court
+7.7
10.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.1%
+2.5
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

Sam Merrill scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (12.8 vs 12.7), on Gillespie's heavier usage (18.1% vs 16.7%).

Merrill is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.4% to 57.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Gillespie (4.6 vs 2.4 assists), the glass to Gillespie (4.1 vs 2.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Gillespie played 28 more games (80 vs 52 of 82).

With Merrill on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.7 per 100 possessions, against +3.7 for Gillespie; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Gillespie $10.7M through 2029-30, 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
Gillespie
2025-26
Merrill
43-37
Record when playing
37-15
11.8
Points at home
12.3
13.5
Points on the road
13.1
13.7
Points in wins
12.0
11.4
Points in losses
14.5
30
Season high
32
1
30-point games
1
3
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Gillespie · last 5
Mon, Apr 27 vs OKC20 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs OKC7 pts · 10 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Apr 22 at OKC7 pts · 6 reb · 6 ast
Sun, Apr 19 at OKC8 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at LAL5 pts · 5 reb · 3 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
Gillespie · contract
2026-27$10.7M
2027-28$11.6M
2028-29$12.4M
2029-30$13.3M
Merrill · contract
2026-27$9.2M
2027-28$9.8M
2028-29$10.5M

More comparisons

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Gillespie vs
Sam Merrill · Malik Monk · Brandon Williams · De'Anthony Melton
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).