Ron Mercer vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Ron Mercer 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

Ron Mercer

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Mercer: 1997-98 to 2004-05
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Mercer 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Ron Mercer 8 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Ron Mercer 2 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Ron Mercer 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ron Mercer 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Ron Mercer 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Mercer 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Ron Mercer 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Ron Mercer 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Ron Mercer 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 13.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.1 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 5,892 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 1,342 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Ron Mercer 921 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Ron Mercer 456 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 113 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ron Mercer 432 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .429 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Ron Mercer .250 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .808 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 19.7 (2001) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.9 (2001) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 3.3 (2001) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.6 (1999) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.4 (2001) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.1 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 78 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 23 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Ron Mercer 11 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Ron Mercer 7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Ron Mercer 11 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .400 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Ron Mercer - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .833 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.8 (2002) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.2 (2003) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.2 (2003) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 (2003) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 (2002) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.