Mikal Bridges vs. Sam Merrill

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Player 1

Player 2

NYK

Mikal Bridges

SF•29 yrs

Height6'6"

Weight209 lbs

CLE

Sam Merrill

SG•29 yrs

Height6'4"

Weight205 lbs

Tale of the Tape

Visual comparison of key statistics

14.4 🏆

Points

12.8

3.8 🏆

Rebounds

2.6

3.7 🏆

Assists

2.4

58.7%

True Shooting %

🏆 64.4%

+0.9

Offensive Impact

🏆 +1.2

+0.9 🏆

Defensive Impact

+0.1

+1.7 🏆

Overall Impact

+1.3

17.3% 🏆

Usage Rate

17.0%

Mikal Bridges

Sam Merrill

Skill Profile

Percentile rankings compared to all NBA players

Mikal Bridges

Sam Merrill

🎯Scoring

🏆72

📊Efficiency

🏆89

🏀Playmaking

76🏆

🔄Rebounding

43🏆

🛡️Defense

76🏆

⚡Impact

86🏆

Scouting Report

Mikal Bridges (29)

Stat	Value
TS%	58.7%	60
SQ	64	80
FTr	10.2%	11
3PAr	43.6%	48
ORB	65	65
cTOV	4.8%	95
Load	31.2	62
Creation	4.1	67
Portability	8.5	92
Passer Rating	61	76
CraftedOPM	0.9	85

Deflections	1.6	18
raDTOV	0.1	62
DRB		21
Rim Defense	0.2%	41
Rim Frequency	37.7%	52
BLKpct	1.3	48
Versatility	61	64
rPF	-1.4	96
CraftedDPM	0.9	76

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%	93
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%	24
Rim Frequency	38.1%	56
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

Mikal Bridges

Shot Chart by Distance

ZonePlayerLeague

RA79.7%66.4%

PAINT41.2%44.4%

MID50.0%41.3%

LC338.5%37.1%

RC354.3%38.2%

ATB338.9%34.9%

Shot Distribution

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

Restricted Area22.8%

Paint11%

Mid-Range11%

Left Corner 34.1%

Right Corner 311.7%

Above the Break 323.4%

Other16%

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
	82	32.8	5.8 - 11.7	0.49	1.9 - 5.1	0.371	1 - 1.2	0.827	3.8	3.7	1.3	0.8	2	1	14.4
	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
	58.7	43.6	10.2	4.1	31.2	61	8.5	61	5.6	3.2
	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
	0.9 85%	0.9 76%	1.7 87%	0.6	-0.1	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.9	1.3	0.9	2.2	1.3	1.4	2.7
	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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Mikal Bridges

Sam Merrill

Tale of the Tape

Skill Profile

Scouting Report

Mikal Bridges (29)

Sam Merrill (29)

Shot Charts

Mikal Bridges

Shot Chart by Distance

Shot Distribution

Sam Merrill

Shot Chart by Distance

Shot Distribution

Per Game Statistics

Impact Metrics

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Mikal Bridges (29)

Sam Merrill (29)

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