Jerry Lucas vs. Ron Mercer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Mercer and Jerry Lucas 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

Jerry Lucas

vs.

Ron Mercer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Ron Mercer: 1997-98 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Ron Mercer 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Ron Mercer 8

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Ron Mercer 2

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Ron Mercer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Ron Mercer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Ron Mercer 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Ron Mercer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Ron Mercer 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Ron Mercer 3.1

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Ron Mercer 2.1

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Ron Mercer 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Ron Mercer 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Ron Mercer 5,892

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Ron Mercer 1,342

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Ron Mercer 921

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Ron Mercer 456

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Ron Mercer 113

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Ron Mercer 432

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Ron Mercer .429

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Ron Mercer .250

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Ron Mercer .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Ron Mercer 19.7 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Ron Mercer 3.9 (2001)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Ron Mercer 3.3 (2001)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Ron Mercer 1.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Ron Mercer 0.4 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Ron Mercer 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Ron Mercer 2.1

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Ron Mercer 1.0

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Ron Mercer 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Ron Mercer 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Ron Mercer 78

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Ron Mercer 23

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Ron Mercer 11

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Ron Mercer 7

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Ron Mercer 2

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Ron Mercer 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Ron Mercer .400

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Ron Mercer -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Ron Mercer .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Ron Mercer 7.8 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Ron Mercer 2.2 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Ron Mercer 1.2 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Ron Mercer 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (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.