Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Sam Merrill and Jayson Tatum

This is the detail of NBA games in which Sam Merrill and Jayson Tatum played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 13 times in NBA games. Jayson Tatum has an 8-5 winning record over Sam Merrill, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Sam Merrill:
2020-21 to 2025-26
Jayson Tatum:
2017-18 to 2024-25
13 Games played
8 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Sam Merrill
5
4
1
Jayson Tatum
8
4
4

* NBA Cup games other than the Championship game are included in the Regular Season category. They played in 1 of those games.

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Merrill 4.9 1.4 0.6 0.30.2
Jayson Tatum 28.9 9.7 5.71.31.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Merrill 15 4 2 11
Jayson Tatum 46 16 9 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Merrill 0

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0

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0

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2

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1

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Jayson Tatum 13

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13

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13

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9

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8

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Both had same stat 0

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2020
1. Bucks 121   Sam Merrill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 122   Jayson Tatum 30 7 2 2 1 2 2 33 12-28 .429 6-13 .462 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 2021
2. Bucks 121   Sam Merrill 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Celtics 119   Jayson Tatum 18 8 5 1 2 2 1 38 7-19 .368 1-6 .167 3-3 1.000
Mar. 26, 2021
3. Bucks 114   Sam Merrill 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 20 6-8 .750 3-5 .600 0-0 -
Celtics 122   Jayson Tatum 34 6 7 1 1 2 3 33 13-18 .722 4-7 .571 4-4 1.000
2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 2024
4. Cavaliers 105   Sam Merrill 6 4 1 1 0 0 1 30 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Celtics 104   Jayson Tatum 26 13 2 0 0 2 3 38 8-21 .381 5-9 .556 5-6 .833
2024 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 2024
5. Cavaliers 95   Sam Merrill 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 17 0-5 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 120   Jayson Tatum 18 11 5 0 3 1 3 35 7-19 .368 0-5 .000 4-4 1.000
May. 09, 2024
6. Cavaliers 118   Sam Merrill 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 94   Jayson Tatum 25 7 6 1 0 1 3 38 7-17 .412 2-5 .400 9-11 .818
May. 11, 2024
7. Cavaliers 93   Sam Merrill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 106   Jayson Tatum 33 13 6 1 1 5 2 42 11-25 .440 2-8 .250 9-9 1.000
May. 13, 2024
8. Cavaliers 102   Sam Merrill 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 17 2-7 .286 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000
Celtics 109   Jayson Tatum 33 11 5 2 1 4 2 44 11-25 .440 2-8 .250 9-9 1.000
May. 15, 2024
9. Cavaliers 98   Sam Merrill 9 2 0 0 0 0 2 28 3-5 .600 3-5 .600 0-0 -
Celtics 113   Jayson Tatum 25 10 9 4 0 1 3 43 9-16 .563 3-7 .429 4-4 1.000
2024-25 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2024 (* Season and NBA Cup game)
10. Cavaliers 117   Sam Merrill 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 19 2-3 .667 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Celtics 120   Jayson Tatum 33 12 7 2 0 4 3 38 11-22 .500 6-10 .600 5-7 .714
Dec. 01, 2024
11. Cavaliers 115   Sam Merrill 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 21 1-5 .200 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Celtics 111   Jayson Tatum 33 8 4 1 1 2 2 38 12-27 .444 4-9 .444 5-5 1.000
Feb. 04, 2025
12. Cavaliers 105   Sam Merrill 12 2 1 1 0 0 1 24 3-5 .600 3-5 .600 3-3 1.000
Celtics 112   Jayson Tatum 22 4 7 2 2 1 0 35 7-23 .304 3-11 .273 5-6 .833
Feb. 28, 2025
13. Cavaliers 123   Sam Merrill 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 18 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Celtics 116   Jayson Tatum 46 16 9 0 3 3 4 41 19-37 .514 4-12 .333 4-5 .800