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 | 61 | 61 | 2535 | 500 | 1121 | 14 | 46 | 188 | 228 | 72 | 236 | 201 | 78 | 27 | 129 | 148 | 1202 | .446 | .304 | .825 | 41.6 | 19.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 31 | 31 | 1292 | 256 | 550 | 4 | 16 | 102 | 127 | 41 | 121 | 103 | 36 | 16 | 58 | 80 | 618 | .465 | .250 | .803 | 41.7 | 19.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Road | 30 | 30 | 1243 | 244 | 571 | 10 | 30 | 86 | 101 | 31 | 115 | 98 | 42 | 11 | 71 | 68 | 584 | .427 | .333 | .851 | 41.4 | 19.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 47 | 1977 | 382 | 881 | 13 | 39 | 162 | 199 | 49 | 181 | 147 | 69 | 23 | 105 | 112 | 939 | .434 | .333 | .814 | 42.1 | 20.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Post | 14 | 14 | 558 | 118 | 240 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 55 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 36 | 263 | .492 | .143 | .897 | 39.9 | 18.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 10 | 10 | 412 | 95 | 177 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 47 | 13 | 44 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 227 | .537 | .250 | .766 | 41.2 | 22.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| Loss | 51 | 51 | 2123 | 405 | 944 | 13 | 42 | 152 | 181 | 59 | 192 | 167 | 61 | 23 | 105 | 122 | 975 | .429 | .310 | .840 | 41.6 | 19.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | .400 | .875 | 39.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
| November | 14 | 14 | 547 | 93 | 230 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 56 | 18 | 61 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 231 | .404 | .125 | .786 | 39.1 | 16.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | |
| December | 14 | 14 | 603 | 130 | 289 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 66 | 16 | 54 | 40 | 33 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 318 | .450 | .500 | .803 | 43.1 | 22.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | |
| January | 14 | 14 | 618 | 119 | 266 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 59 | 11 | 49 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 36 | 28 | 294 | .447 | .375 | .847 | 44.1 | 21.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | |
| February | 7 | 7 | 271 | 55 | 120 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 125 | .458 | .167 | .824 | 38.7 | 17.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | |
| March | 11 | 11 | 457 | 97 | 201 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 215 | .483 | .167 | .909 | 41.5 | 19.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | |
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 210 | 45 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 103 | .484 | .500 | .706 | 42.0 | 20.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 266 | 50 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 122 | .417 | .000 | .880 | 44.3 | 20.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | |
| Tuesday | 13 | 13 | 545 | 97 | 239 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 57 | 18 | 58 | 48 | 17 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 246 | .406 | .286 | .842 | 41.9 | 18.9 | 4.5 | 3.7 | |
| Wednesday | 7 | 7 | 272 | 53 | 130 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 123 | .408 | .000 | .773 | 38.9 | 17.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 9 | 388 | 96 | 182 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 41 | 9 | 45 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 226 | .527 | .333 | .780 | 43.1 | 25.1 | 5.0 | 2.8 | |
| Friday | 8 | 8 | 343 | 57 | 127 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 146 | .449 | .400 | .882 | 42.9 | 18.3 | 3.9 | 2.0 | |
| Saturday | 13 | 13 | 511 | 102 | 230 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 35 | 50 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 236 | .443 | .417 | .844 | 39.3 | 18.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | |
| 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 | 61 | 61 | 2535 | 500 | 1121 | 14 | 46 | 188 | 228 | 72 | 236 | 201 | 78 | 27 | 129 | 148 | 1202 | .446 | .304 | .825 | 41.6 | 19.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 43 | 43 | 1909 | 400 | 860 | 11 | 37 | 149 | 180 | 55 | 185 | 151 | 64 | 24 | 95 | 111 | 960 | .465 | .297 | .828 | 44.4 | 22.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| 30-39 | 17 | 17 | 611 | 99 | 256 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 17 | 51 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 37 | 240 | .387 | .333 | .813 | 35.9 | 14.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | |||
| 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 | 15 | 15 | 628 | 121 | 285 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 58 | 17 | 51 | 53 | 21 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 299 | .425 | .333 | .897 | 41.9 | 19.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 1 Day | 27 | 27 | 1132 | 237 | 524 | 5 | 20 | 74 | 92 | 33 | 110 | 73 | 35 | 14 | 68 | 77 | 553 | .452 | .250 | .804 | 41.9 | 20.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | |
| 2 Days | 10 | 10 | 429 | 73 | 173 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 16 | 47 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 182 | .422 | .400 | .821 | 42.9 | 18.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 8 | 307 | 63 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 149 | .508 | .000 | .742 | 38.4 | 18.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 39 | 39 | 1638 | 328 | 714 | 6 | 27 | 124 | 153 | 49 | 157 | 135 | 50 | 18 | 79 | 106 | 786 | .459 | .222 | .810 | 42.0 | 20.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Western | 22 | 22 | 897 | 172 | 407 | 8 | 19 | 64 | 75 | 23 | 79 | 66 | 28 | 9 | 50 | 42 | 416 | .423 | .421 | .853 | 40.8 | 18.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | |
| 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 | 22 | 22 | 908 | 171 | 389 | 5 | 17 | 67 | 81 | 31 | 86 | 89 | 31 | 11 | 45 | 58 | 414 | .440 | .294 | .827 | 41.3 | 18.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Central | 17 | 17 | 730 | 157 | 325 | 1 | 10 | 57 | 72 | 18 | 71 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 34 | 48 | 372 | .483 | .100 | .792 | 42.9 | 21.9 | 4.2 | 2.7 | |
| Midwest | 11 | 11 | 432 | 76 | 191 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 12 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 182 | .398 | .273 | .771 | 39.3 | 16.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | |
| Pacific | 11 | 11 | 465 | 96 | 216 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 40 | 11 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 234 | .444 | .625 | .925 | 42.3 | 21.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | |
| 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 | 132 | 31 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 71 | .544 | .000 | .818 | 44.0 | 23.7 | 4.7 | 2.0 |
| Boston | 3 | 3 | 133 | 34 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 73 | .557 | .333 | 1.000 | 44.3 | 24.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 190 | 42 | 82 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 98 | .512 | .000 | .778 | 47.5 | 24.5 | 4.5 | 2.8 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 89 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 45 | .432 | .000 | .636 | 44.5 | 22.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 88 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 | .267 | .500 | .500 | 44.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 91 | 19 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 47 | .413 | .000 | .900 | 45.5 | 23.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 87 | 28 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 62 | .571 | .000 | .857 | 43.5 | 31.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .300 | .000 | 1.000 | 44.0 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | |
| Houston | 1 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .267 | .500 | 36.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 86 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 30 | .314 | 1.000 | .778 | 43.0 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 1 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .333 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | .520 | 1.000 | 43.0 | 27.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 158 | 29 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71 | .483 | .000 | .867 | 39.5 | 17.8 | 2.0 | 3.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | .462 | 1.000 | 31.0 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | .533 | .800 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 3 | 3 | 125 | 21 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 50 | .447 | 1.000 | .636 | 41.7 | 16.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | |
| New York | 3 | 3 | 122 | 19 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 53 | .388 | .333 | .933 | 40.7 | 17.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 4 | 171 | 35 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 93 | .449 | .852 | 42.8 | 23.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | ||
| Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | 118 | 23 | 63 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 48 | .365 | .250 | 1.000 | 39.3 | 16.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 86 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 41 | .425 | .000 | .875 | 43.0 | 20.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 92 | 24 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 61 | .533 | .800 | 1.000 | 46.0 | 30.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 74 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 29 | .333 | .917 | 37.0 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 77 | 21 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 51 | .538 | 1.000 | .875 | 38.5 | 25.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 85 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 42 | .526 | 1.000 | .500 | 42.5 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Toronto | 3 | 3 | 115 | 20 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 50 | .444 | .833 | 38.3 | 16.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||
| Utah | 1 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | .421 | .000 | 37.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Vancouver | 2 | 2 | 63 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | .296 | .000 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 81 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26 | .323 | .200 | .625 | 40.5 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 3.5 | |