Ron Mercer vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Mercer: 1997-98 to 2004-05
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Mercer 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Ron Mercer 8 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Ron Mercer 2 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Ron Mercer 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ron Mercer 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Mercer 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 13.6 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.1 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.1 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.3 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 5,892 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 1,342 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Ron Mercer 921 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Ron Mercer 456 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 113 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Ron Mercer 432 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .429 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Ron Mercer .250 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .808 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 19.7 (2001) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.9 (2001) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 3.3 (2001) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.6 (1999) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.4 (2001) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.1 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 0.6 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 78 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 23 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Ron Mercer 11 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Ron Mercer 7 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 2 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Ron Mercer 11 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .400 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Ron Mercer - Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .833 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.8 (2002) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.2 (2003) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.2 (2003) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 (2003) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 (2002) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)