Gail Goodrich vs. Ron Mercer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Mercer and Gail Goodrich that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Ron Mercer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Ron Mercer: 1997-98 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Ron Mercer 0

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Ron Mercer 8

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Ron Mercer 2

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Ron Mercer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Ron Mercer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Ron Mercer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 Ron Mercer 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Ron Mercer 3.1

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Ron Mercer 2.1

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Ron Mercer 1.1

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Ron Mercer 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Ron Mercer 5,892

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Ron Mercer 1,342

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Ron Mercer 921

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Ron Mercer 456

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Ron Mercer 113

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Ron Mercer 432

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Ron Mercer .429

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Ron Mercer .250

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Ron Mercer .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Ron Mercer 19.7 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Ron Mercer 3.9 (2001)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Ron Mercer 3.3 (2001)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Ron Mercer 1.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Ron Mercer 0.4 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Ron Mercer 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Ron Mercer 2.1

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Ron Mercer 1.0

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Ron Mercer 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Ron Mercer 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Ron Mercer 78

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Ron Mercer 23

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Ron Mercer 11

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Ron Mercer 7

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Ron Mercer 2

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Ron Mercer 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Ron Mercer .400

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Ron Mercer -

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Ron Mercer .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Ron Mercer 7.8 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Ron Mercer 2.2 (2003)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Ron Mercer 1.2 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Ron Mercer 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * Ron Mercer 0.2 (2002)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.