Ronald Eugene Mercer (Ron)
Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: May 18, 1976 in Nashville, Tennessee
High School: Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
College: University of Kentucky
Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 1997 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 31, 1997
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 80 | 62 | 2662 | 515 | 1145 | 3 | 28 | 188 | 224 | 109 | 280 | 176 | 125 | 17 | 132 | 213 | 1221 | .450 | .107 | .839 | 33.3 | 15.3 | 3.5 | 2.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 41 | 35 | 1395 | 276 | 598 | 2 | 17 | 99 | 123 | 66 | 158 | 96 | 59 | 10 | 66 | 106 | 653 | .462 | .118 | .805 | 34.0 | 15.9 | 3.9 | 2.3 |
| Road | 39 | 27 | 1267 | 239 | 547 | 1 | 11 | 89 | 101 | 43 | 122 | 80 | 66 | 7 | 66 | 107 | 568 | .437 | .091 | .881 | 32.5 | 14.6 | 3.1 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 32 | 1367 | 252 | 579 | 2 | 22 | 106 | 135 | 51 | 142 | 89 | 56 | 10 | 64 | 120 | 612 | .435 | .091 | .785 | 30.4 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| Post | 35 | 30 | 1295 | 263 | 566 | 1 | 6 | 82 | 89 | 58 | 138 | 87 | 69 | 7 | 68 | 93 | 609 | .465 | .167 | .921 | 37.0 | 17.4 | 3.9 | 2.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 35 | 23 | 1127 | 226 | 495 | 1 | 14 | 77 | 93 | 45 | 133 | 70 | 54 | 7 | 54 | 85 | 530 | .457 | .071 | .828 | 32.2 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 2.0 |
| Loss | 45 | 39 | 1535 | 289 | 650 | 2 | 14 | 111 | 131 | 64 | 147 | 106 | 71 | 10 | 78 | 128 | 691 | .445 | .143 | .847 | 34.1 | 15.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .500 | .333 | 30.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| November | 14 | 11 | 428 | 80 | 169 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 48 | 17 | 51 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 27 | 44 | 198 | .473 | .250 | .750 | 30.6 | 14.1 | 3.6 | 2.0 | |
| December | 12 | 5 | 313 | 67 | 150 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 153 | .447 | .000 | .704 | 26.1 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | |
| January | 16 | 14 | 538 | 93 | 228 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 55 | 14 | 43 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 46 | 235 | .408 | .000 | .891 | 33.6 | 14.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | |
| February | 12 | 8 | 400 | 87 | 187 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 51 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 205 | .465 | .000 | .886 | 33.3 | 17.1 | 4.3 | 2.6 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 562 | 109 | 235 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 44 | 25 | 52 | 41 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 41 | 259 | .464 | .000 | .932 | 37.5 | 17.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | |
| April | 10 | 8 | 391 | 74 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 160 | .446 | .333 | .917 | 39.1 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 15 | 12 | 521 | 109 | 226 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 40 | 26 | 55 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 34 | 38 | 255 | .482 | .286 | .875 | 34.7 | 17.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
| Monday | 4 | 3 | 120 | 18 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 54 | .346 | .000 | .900 | 30.0 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | |
| Tuesday | 11 | 7 | 364 | 73 | 167 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 34 | 17 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 172 | .437 | .000 | .765 | 33.1 | 15.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 | |
| Wednesday | 19 | 15 | 615 | 114 | 248 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 20 | 66 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 39 | 45 | 256 | .460 | .143 | .771 | 32.4 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 2.4 | |
| Thursday | 3 | 2 | 108 | 26 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 69 | .500 | .944 | 36.0 | 23.0 | 4.3 | 2.3 | ||
| Friday | 21 | 17 | 710 | 140 | 322 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 54 | 31 | 71 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 29 | 55 | 325 | .435 | .000 | .833 | 33.8 | 15.5 | 3.4 | 1.9 | |
| Saturday | 7 | 6 | 224 | 35 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 90 | .449 | .000 | .870 | 32.0 | 12.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 62 | 62 | 2173 | 406 | 901 | 2 | 19 | 142 | 169 | 82 | 221 | 150 | 97 | 13 | 102 | 170 | 956 | .451 | .105 | .840 | 35.0 | 15.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| Reserve | 18 | 0 | 489 | 109 | 244 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 27 | 59 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 30 | 43 | 265 | .447 | .111 | .836 | 27.2 | 14.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 20 | 20 | 862 | 175 | 369 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 51 | 37 | 85 | 56 | 43 | 3 | 40 | 50 | 398 | .474 | .143 | .922 | 43.1 | 19.9 | 4.3 | 2.8 |
| 30-39 | 33 | 28 | 1123 | 216 | 486 | 0 | 11 | 84 | 106 | 48 | 123 | 72 | 50 | 9 | 51 | 92 | 516 | .444 | .000 | .792 | 34.0 | 15.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | |
| 20-29 | 26 | 14 | 661 | 120 | 280 | 2 | 10 | 56 | 65 | 22 | 69 | 47 | 32 | 5 | 40 | 68 | 298 | .429 | .200 | .862 | 25.4 | 11.5 | 2.7 | 1.8 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .400 | .500 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 16 | 13 | 514 | 78 | 198 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 39 | 191 | .394 | .143 | .829 | 32.1 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| 1 Day | 45 | 36 | 1520 | 315 | 678 | 2 | 17 | 113 | 132 | 69 | 161 | 93 | 79 | 15 | 76 | 123 | 745 | .465 | .118 | .856 | 33.8 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 2.1 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 9 | 423 | 81 | 179 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 33 | 20 | 40 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 190 | .453 | .000 | .848 | 35.3 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 3 | 175 | 36 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 84 | .450 | .000 | .800 | 29.2 | 14.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 52 | 43 | 1753 | 326 | 727 | 3 | 23 | 122 | 146 | 72 | 178 | 120 | 81 | 6 | 88 | 141 | 777 | .448 | .130 | .836 | 33.7 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
| Western | 28 | 19 | 909 | 189 | 418 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 78 | 37 | 102 | 56 | 44 | 11 | 44 | 72 | 444 | .452 | .000 | .846 | 32.5 | 15.9 | 3.6 | 2.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 24 | 20 | 820 | 150 | 335 | 3 | 14 | 68 | 77 | 31 | 83 | 60 | 43 | 0 | 40 | 57 | 371 | .448 | .214 | .883 | 34.2 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Central | 28 | 23 | 933 | 176 | 392 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 69 | 41 | 95 | 60 | 38 | 6 | 48 | 84 | 406 | .449 | .000 | .783 | 33.3 | 14.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 9 | 467 | 88 | 213 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 49 | 21 | 52 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 219 | .413 | .000 | .878 | 33.4 | 15.6 | 3.7 | 1.9 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 10 | 442 | 101 | 205 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 29 | 16 | 50 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 28 | 39 | 225 | .493 | .000 | .793 | 31.6 | 16.1 | 3.6 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 3 | 92 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 34 | .385 | 1.000 | 30.7 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 3.7 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 76 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 46 | .513 | .000 | .667 | 38.0 | 23.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 140 | 24 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 51 | .444 | .000 | .500 | 35.0 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 4 | 146 | 26 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 64 | .394 | .000 | .857 | 36.5 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 62 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | .440 | .800 | 31.0 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 65 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 35 | .417 | .833 | 32.5 | 17.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 3 | 143 | 26 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 56 | .441 | .000 | .667 | 35.8 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 1 | 63 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 44 | .556 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 22.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 73 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 38 | .417 | .000 | .800 | 36.5 | 19.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | |
| Indiana | 4 | 4 | 154 | 28 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 68 | .459 | .000 | .857 | 38.5 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 1 | 56 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 | .423 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 27 | .480 | .500 | 25.0 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 128 | 24 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 54 | .453 | .000 | .750 | 32.0 | 13.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 4 | 3 | 114 | 23 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 56 | .535 | .833 | 28.5 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 61 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 25 | .345 | .833 | 30.5 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 2 | 136 | 22 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 57 | .407 | .500 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 14.3 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| New York | 4 | 4 | 134 | 19 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 52 | .396 | 1.000 | .929 | 33.5 | 13.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 3 | 133 | 22 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 51 | .440 | .500 | .857 | 33.3 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 2 | 110 | 25 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 62 | .490 | .000 | .857 | 36.7 | 20.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 67 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 33 | .484 | .000 | .750 | 33.5 | 16.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 67 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 34 | .519 | 1.000 | 33.5 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 76 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 31 | .467 | .750 | 38.0 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 59 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .370 | .000 | .857 | 29.5 | 13.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 63 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 31 | .500 | .500 | 31.5 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Toronto | 3 | 1 | 68 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 31 | .452 | .000 | .750 | 22.7 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | |
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 68 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 39 | .467 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 19.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Vancouver | 2 | 2 | 79 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 30 | .433 | 1.000 | 39.5 | 15.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Washington | 5 | 5 | 179 | 38 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 95 | .481 | .000 | .864 | 35.8 | 19.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | |