Ron Mercer vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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 West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Mercer: 1997-98 to 2004-05
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Mercer 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ron Mercer 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ron Mercer 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ron Mercer 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ron Mercer 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ron Mercer 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Mercer 0 Jerry West 12

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Mercer 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ron Mercer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ron Mercer 0 Jerry West 1

* 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 West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 5,892 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 1,342 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ron Mercer 921 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ron Mercer 456 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 113 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ron Mercer 432 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .429 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .808 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 19.7 (2001) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.9 (2001) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 3.3 (2001) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.6 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.4 (2001) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 78 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 23 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ron Mercer 11 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ron Mercer 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ron Mercer 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .400 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .833 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.8 (2002) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.2 (2003) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.2 (2003) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 (2003) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 (2002) Jerry West 0.0 (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.