Rick Barry vs. Ron Mercer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Mercer and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Ron Mercer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Ron Mercer: 1997-98 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Ron Mercer 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Ron Mercer 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Ron Mercer 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Ron Mercer 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Ron Mercer 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Ron Mercer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Ron Mercer 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Ron Mercer 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Ron Mercer 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Ron Mercer 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Ron Mercer 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Ron Mercer 3.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Ron Mercer 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Ron Mercer 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Ron Mercer 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Ron Mercer 5,892

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Ron Mercer 1,342

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Ron Mercer 921

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Ron Mercer 456

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Ron Mercer 113

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Ron Mercer 432

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Ron Mercer .429

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Ron Mercer .250

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Ron Mercer .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Ron Mercer 19.7 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Ron Mercer 3.9 (2001)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Ron Mercer 3.3 (2001)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ron Mercer 1.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Ron Mercer 0.4 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Ron Mercer 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Ron Mercer 2.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Ron Mercer 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Ron Mercer 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Ron Mercer 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Ron Mercer 78

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Ron Mercer 23

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Ron Mercer 11

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Ron Mercer 7

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Ron Mercer 2

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Ron Mercer 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Ron Mercer .400

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Ron Mercer -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Ron Mercer .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Ron Mercer 7.8 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Ron Mercer 2.2 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Ron Mercer 1.2 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Ron Mercer 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.