Ron Mercer vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Mercer: 1997-98 to 2004-05
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Mercer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Ron Mercer 8 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Ron Mercer 2 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Ron Mercer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ron Mercer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Ron Mercer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Ron Mercer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Mercer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Mercer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Ron Mercer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Ron Mercer 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 13.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.1 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.1 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 5,892 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 1,342 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Ron Mercer 921 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Ron Mercer 456 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 113 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Ron Mercer 432 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .429 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Ron Mercer .250 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .808 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 19.7 (2001) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 3.9 (2001) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 3.3 (2001) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.6 (1999) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.4 (2001) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.1 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Mercer 78 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Ron Mercer 23 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Ron Mercer 11 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Ron Mercer 7 Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Ron Mercer 2 Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Ron Mercer 11 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Mercer .400 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Ron Mercer - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Ron Mercer .833 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Mercer 7.8 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Mercer 2.2 (2003) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Ron Mercer 1.2 (2003) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Ron Mercer 1.0 (2003) Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Ron Mercer 0.2 (2002) Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)