Karl Malone vs. Ron Mercer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Mercer and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Ron Mercer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ron Mercer: 1997-98 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ron Mercer 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ron Mercer 8

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ron Mercer 2

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ron Mercer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ron Mercer 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ron Mercer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ron Mercer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ron Mercer 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ron Mercer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ron Mercer 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ron Mercer 3.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ron Mercer 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ron Mercer 1.1

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ron Mercer 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ron Mercer 5,892

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ron Mercer 1,342

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ron Mercer 921

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ron Mercer 456

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ron Mercer 113

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ron Mercer 432

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ron Mercer .429

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ron Mercer .250

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ron Mercer .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ron Mercer 19.7 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ron Mercer 3.9 (2001)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ron Mercer 3.3 (2001)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ron Mercer 1.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ron Mercer 0.4 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ron Mercer 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ron Mercer 2.1

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ron Mercer 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ron Mercer 0.6

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ron Mercer 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ron Mercer 78

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ron Mercer 23

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ron Mercer 11

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ron Mercer 7

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ron Mercer 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ron Mercer 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ron Mercer .400

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ron Mercer -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ron Mercer .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ron Mercer 7.8 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ron Mercer 2.2 (2003)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ron Mercer 1.2 (2003)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ron Mercer 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Ron Mercer 0.2 (2002)