Ron Mercer
- Seasons
- 1997-98 to 2004-05
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- May 18, 1976
- College
- Kentucky
- Draft
- 1997, round 1, pick 6
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.5
- True shooting
- .470
- Effective FG
- .434
- Usage rate
- 23.2
- Win shares
- 9.4
- WS per 48
- .034
- Box plus/minus
- -2.7
- VORP
- -2.3
- Best season, WS
- 4.0
- Best season, BPM
- -1.4
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | BOS | 21 | 80 | 2,662 | 14.1 | .491 | .451 | 22.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 4.0 | .073 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 103 | 108 |
| 1998-99 | BOS | 22 | 41 | 1,551 | 13.5 | .463 | .435 | 24.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .039 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 94 | 104 |
| 1999-00 | 2+ teams | 23 | 68 | 2,377 | 12.7 | .479 | .433 | 24.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | .036 | -1.8 | -1.3 | -3.1 | -0.6 | 96 | 107 |
| 2000-01 | CHI | 24 | 61 | 2,535 | 14.8 | .492 | .452 | 24.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | .035 | 0.3 | -2.2 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 99 | 110 |
| 2001-02 | 2+ teams | 25 | 53 | 1,716 | 10.2 | .439 | .408 | 24.8 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -0.032 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -4.6 | -1.1 | 90 | 111 |
| 2002-03 | IND | 26 | 72 | 1,671 | 9.3 | .439 | .411 | 18.6 | -0.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .037 | -3.3 | -0.3 | -3.6 | -0.6 | 94 | 104 |
| 2003-04 | SAS | 27 | 39 | 516 | 9.3 | .446 | .431 | 21.9 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .040 | -3.9 | 0.3 | -3.6 | -0.2 | 88 | 98 |
| 2004-05 | NJN | 28 | 18 | 390 | 9.4 | .422 | .411 | 21.2 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.007 | -3.8 | -0.3 | -4.0 | -0.2 | 86 | 105 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.