Ron Mercer vs. Max Strus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Max Strus 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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, 3 more than Max Strus, who played 5. Ron Mercer had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Max Strus had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Max Strus 5 4 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ron Mercer Max Strus
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Max Strus 2 3.0 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Mercer ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ron Mercer Max Strus
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Max Strus 39 13.0 6.1 0.1 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.1 2.2 4.8 .455 1.3 3.8 .338 0.4 0.6 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Mercer ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Ron Mercer Max Strus
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Denver Nuggets, Orlando MagicMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Max Strus 68 23.3 10.6 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 3.7 8.3 .441 2.7 6.5 .410 0.6 0.8 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Mercer ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 18 29.1 10.9 0.8 3.2 4.1 2.1 0.8 0.4 1.1 3.1 3.8 10.1 .374 2.6 7.9 .331 0.7 1.0 .722

Season 4
Ron Mercer Max Strus
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Chicago BullsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
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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
Max Strus 80 28.4 11.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.9 2.1 4.1 9.9 .410 2.5 7.0 .350 1.0 1.1 .876
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Mercer ------- --- ----------
Max Strus 23 28.2 9.3 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 3.3 8.2 .402 1.9 5.9 .319 0.9 1.1 .800

Season 5
Ron Mercer Max Strus
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Chicago Bulls, Indiana PacersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Max Strus 70 32.0 12.2 0.9 3.9 4.8 4.0 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.4 4.3 10.4 .418 2.4 6.8 .351 1.1 1.4 .794
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
Max Strus 12 36.2 9.5 0.7 4.7 5.3 2.9 0.8 0.0 1.3 3.4 3.5 8.6 .408 2.1 6.0 .347 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 6
Ron Mercer Max Strus
Season 2002-03-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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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
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ron Mercer Max Strus
Season 2003-04-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 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
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Mercer ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ron Mercer Max Strus
Season 2004-05-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 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
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Mercer ------- --- ----------
Max Strus ------- --- ----------
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