Ron Mercer vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe 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.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Mercer: 1997-98 to 2004-05
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Mercer 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Ron Mercer 8 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Ron Mercer 2 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Ron Mercer 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ron Mercer 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Mercer 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Ron Mercer 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 13.6 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.1 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.1 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.3 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 5,892 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 1,342 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Ron Mercer 921 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Ron Mercer 456 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 113 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Ron Mercer 432 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .429 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Ron Mercer .250 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .808 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 19.7 (2001) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.9 (2001) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 3.3 (2001) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.6 (1999) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.4 (2001) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.1 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 0.6 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 78 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 23 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Ron Mercer 11 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Ron Mercer 7 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 2 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Ron Mercer 11 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .400 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Ron Mercer - Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .833 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.8 (2002) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.2 (2003) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.2 (2003) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 (2003) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 (2002) Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) *

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.