Ron Mercer vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan 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.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Mercer: 1997-98 to 2004-05
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Mercer 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Ron Mercer 8 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Ron Mercer 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Ron Mercer 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Mercer 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Mercer 0 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 13.6 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.1 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.1 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.3 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 5,892 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 1,342 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Ron Mercer 921 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Ron Mercer 456 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 113 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Ron Mercer 432 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .429 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .808 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 19.7 (2001) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.9 (2001) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 3.3 (2001) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.6 (1999) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.4 (2001) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.1 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 0.6 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 78 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 23 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Ron Mercer 11 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Ron Mercer 7 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 2 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Ron Mercer 11 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .400 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .833 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.8 (2002) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.2 (2003) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.2 (2003) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 (2003) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 (2002) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (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, this player has no data for the stat.