Tim Hardaway vs. Ron Mercer Comparison

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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Ron Mercer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Ron Mercer: 1997-98 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Ron Mercer 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Ron Mercer 8

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Ron Mercer 2

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Ron Mercer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Ron Mercer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Ron Mercer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Ron Mercer 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Ron Mercer 3.1

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Ron Mercer 2.1

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Ron Mercer 1.1

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Ron Mercer 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Ron Mercer 5,892

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Ron Mercer 1,342

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Ron Mercer 921

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Ron Mercer 456

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Ron Mercer 113

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Ron Mercer 432

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Ron Mercer .429

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Ron Mercer .250

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Ron Mercer .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Ron Mercer 19.7 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Ron Mercer 3.9 (2001)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Ron Mercer 3.3 (2001)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Ron Mercer 1.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Ron Mercer 0.4 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Ron Mercer 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Ron Mercer 2.1

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Ron Mercer 1.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Ron Mercer 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Ron Mercer 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Ron Mercer 78

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Ron Mercer 23

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Ron Mercer 11

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Ron Mercer 7

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Ron Mercer 2

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Ron Mercer 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Ron Mercer .400

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Ron Mercer -

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Ron Mercer .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Ron Mercer 7.8 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Ron Mercer 2.2 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Ron Mercer 1.2 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Ron Mercer 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) Ron Mercer 0.2 (2002)