Tim Duncan vs. Ron Mercer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Mercer and Tim Duncan 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Ron Mercer: 1997-98 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Ron Mercer 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Ron Mercer 8

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Ron Mercer 2

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Ron Mercer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Ron Mercer 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Ron Mercer 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Ron Mercer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Ron Mercer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Ron Mercer 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Ron Mercer 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Ron Mercer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Ron Mercer 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Ron Mercer 3.1

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Ron Mercer 2.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Ron Mercer 1.1

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Ron Mercer 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Ron Mercer 5,892

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Ron Mercer 1,342

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Ron Mercer 921

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Ron Mercer 456

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Ron Mercer 113

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Ron Mercer 432

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Ron Mercer .429

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Ron Mercer .250

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Ron Mercer .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Ron Mercer 19.7 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Ron Mercer 3.9 (2001)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Ron Mercer 3.3 (2001)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Ron Mercer 1.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Ron Mercer 0.4 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Ron Mercer 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Ron Mercer 2.1

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Ron Mercer 1.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Ron Mercer 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Ron Mercer 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Ron Mercer 78

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Ron Mercer 23

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Ron Mercer 11

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Ron Mercer 7

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Ron Mercer 2

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Ron Mercer 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Ron Mercer .400

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Ron Mercer -

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Ron Mercer .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Ron Mercer 7.8 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Ron Mercer 2.2 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Ron Mercer 1.2 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Ron Mercer 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Ron Mercer 0.2 (2002)