Ron Mercer vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs and Ron Mercer, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Ron Mercer played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 3. Ron Mercer had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Jalen Suggs had his rookie season in 2021-22. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Ron Mercer |
8 |
2 |
1997-98 to 2004-05 |
Jalen Suggs |
3 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Ron Mercer |
Jalen Suggs |
Season |
1997-98 | 2021-22 |
Team |
Boston Celtics | Orlando Magic |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
80 |
33.3 |
15.3 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
6.4 |
14.3 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.107 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.839 |
Jalen Suggs |
48 |
27.2 |
11.8 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
11.4 |
.361 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
.214 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.773 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jalen Suggs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
41 |
37.8 |
17.0 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
7.4 |
17.2 |
.431 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.167 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.790 |
Jalen Suggs |
53 |
23.5 |
9.9 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
8.4 |
.419 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
.327 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.723 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jalen Suggs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
68 |
35.0 |
16.9 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
6.8 |
15.9 |
.426 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.313 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
.789 |
Jalen Suggs |
75 |
27.0 |
12.6 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
4.5 |
9.5 |
.471 |
2.0 |
5.1 |
.397 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.756 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jalen Suggs |
7 |
33.1 |
14.7 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
4.7 |
11.7 |
.402 |
2.0 |
6.9 |
.292 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.767 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
61 |
41.6 |
19.7 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
8.2 |
18.4 |
.446 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.304 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
.825 |
Jalen Suggs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jalen Suggs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
53 |
32.4 |
13.9 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
14.8 |
.397 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.290 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.798 |
Jalen Suggs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
5 |
23.4 |
7.8 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
7.2 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |
Jalen Suggs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
72 |
23.2 |
7.7 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
8.3 |
.409 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.188 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.802 |
Jalen Suggs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
6 |
22.3 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
8.2 |
.327 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.3 |
.875 |
Jalen Suggs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
39 |
13.2 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
.427 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.286 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.765 |
Jalen Suggs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jalen Suggs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
18 |
21.7 |
7.6 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
8.8 |
.411 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.700 |
Jalen Suggs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Mercer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jalen Suggs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |