Ron Mercer vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki 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.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Mercer: 1997-98 to 2004-05
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Mercer 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Ron Mercer 8 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Ron Mercer 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Ron Mercer 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ron Mercer 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Ron Mercer 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Ron Mercer 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Mercer 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 13.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.1 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.1 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 5,892 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 1,342 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Ron Mercer 921 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Ron Mercer 456 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 113 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Ron Mercer 432 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .429 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Ron Mercer .250 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .808 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 19.7 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.9 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 3.3 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.6 (1999) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.4 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.1 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 78 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 23 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Ron Mercer 11 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Ron Mercer 7 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 2 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Ron Mercer 11 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .400 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Ron Mercer - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .833 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.8 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.2 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.2 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 (2003) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)