Chris Paul vs. Sam Merrill

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Player 1

Player 2

TOR

Chris Paul

PG•40 yrs

Height6'1"

Weight175 lbs

CLE

Sam Merrill

SG•29 yrs

Height6'4"

Weight205 lbs

Tale of the Tape

Visual comparison of key statistics

2.9

Points

🏆 12.8

1.8

Rebounds

🏆 2.6

3.3 🏆

Assists

2.4

41.3%

True Shooting %

🏆 64.4%

-1.6

Offensive Impact

🏆 +1.2

-0.3

Defensive Impact

🏆 +0.1

-1.9

Overall Impact

🏆 +1.3

14.2%

Usage Rate

🏆 17.0%

Chris Paul

Sam Merrill

Skill Profile

Percentile rankings compared to all NBA players

Chris Paul

Sam Merrill

🎯Scoring

🏆72

📊Efficiency

🏆89

🏀Playmaking

99🏆

🔄Rebounding

36🏆

🛡️Defense

🏆56

⚡Impact

🏆81

Scouting Report

Chris Paul (40)

Stat	Value
TS%	41.3%	2
SQ	52	56
FTr	3.6%	1
3PAr	53.6%	71
ORB	11	11
cTOV	9.7%	33
Load	36	74
Creation	4.6	72
Portability	5.1	52
Passer Rating	95	99
CraftedOPM	-1.6	21

Deflections	4.7	91
raDTOV	-0.2	32
DRB		61
Rim Defense	6.3%	10
Rim Frequency	38.3%	58
Versatility	55	58
rPF	0.66	34
CraftedDPM	-0.3	41

Sam Merrill (29)

Stat	Value
TS%	64.4%	89
SQ	86	99
FTr	14.3%	21
3PAr	77.5%	97
ORB	27	27
cTOV	5.3%	92
Load	28.3	51
Creation	3.7	61
Portability	9.4	98
Passer Rating	49	60
CraftedOPM	1.2	87

Deflections	1.7	21
raDTOV	0.8	94
DRB		23
Rim Defense	3%	23
Rim Frequency	38.1%	57
BLKpct	0.8	30
Versatility	31.7	37
rPF	1.3	18
CraftedDPM	0.1	56

*compared to all other players who played > 48 minutes.

Shot Charts

Chris Paul

Shot Chart by Distance

ZonePlayerLeague

RA75.0%66.4%

PAINT18.2%44.4%

MID27.3%41.3%

LC366.7%37.1%

RC30.0%38.2%

ATB330.8%34.9%

Shot Distribution

Colors indicate shot volume relative to league average (red = more, blue = less)

Restricted Area7.7%

Paint17.9%

Mid-Range17.9%

Left Corner 35.1%

Right Corner 32.6%

Above the Break 341%

Other7.8%

Sam Merrill

Shot Chart by Distance

ZonePlayerLeague

RA87.5%66.4%

PAINT25.0%44.4%

MID40.0%41.3%

LC357.1%37.1%

RC350.0%38.2%

ATB342.9%34.9%

Shot Distribution

Colors indicate shot volume relative to league average (red = more, blue = less)

Restricted Area6.4%

Paint2.7%

Mid-Range3.6%

Left Corner 35.5%

Right Corner 36.4%

Above the Break 363.6%

Other11.8%

	Games	MPG	FGM-FGA	FG%	3PM-3PA	3P%	FTM-FTA	FT%	RPG	APG	STLPG	BLKPG	PFPG	TOPG	PPG
	16	14.2	1.1 - 3.5	0.321	0.6 - 1.9	0.333	0.1 - 0.1	0.5	1.8	3.3	0.7	0	1.4	1	2.9
	52	26.5	4.3 - 9.3	0.461	3 - 7.2	0.421	1.1 - 1.3	0.855	2.6	2.4	0.6	0.1	2.4	0.8	12.8

	TS%	3PAr	FTr	boxCreationEst	offensiveLoad	passerRating	Portability	Versatility	CraftedWARP	VORP
	41.3	53.6	3.6	4.6	36	95	5.1	55	0.05	-0.1
	64.4	77.5	14.3	3.7	28.3	49	9.4	31.7	2.54	0.7

	CraftedOPM	CraftedDPM	CraftedPM	ODARKO	DDARKO	DARKO	ODRIP	DDRIP	DRIP	OLEBRON	DLEBRON	LEBRON	OBPM	DBPM	BPM
	-1.6 20%	-0.3 43%	-1.9 23%	-2.1	-0.3	-2.4	0.2	0.8	0.9	-0.4	0.5	0.1	-3.9	-0.3	-4.2
	1.2 87%	0.1 58%	1.3 81%	0.6	-0.3	0.3	0.6	-0.6	0	1.6	-0.3	1.3	1	-1	0.1

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Chris Paul

Sam Merrill

Tale of the Tape

Skill Profile

Scouting Report

Chris Paul (40)

Sam Merrill (29)

Shot Charts

Chris Paul

Shot Chart by Distance

Shot Distribution

Sam Merrill

Shot Chart by Distance

Shot Distribution

Per Game Statistics

Impact Metrics

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Chris Paul (40)

Sam Merrill (29)

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