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Ron Mercer
BOS · Wing · 1997-98 · Kentucky · Year 1 · age 21 · born May 18, 1976
15.3 PPG3.5 RPG2.2 APG1.6 TPG33.2 MPG
All-Rookie 1st
- Height
- 6'7"
Weight210Ron Mercer, 1997-98 with BOS: 15.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 33.2 minutes a game. Against the 269 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (93rd percentile), Free throw % (85th) and Steals / 75 (83rd); his lowest are Points per shot (16th percentile) and Def. rebound % (18th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 8 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 269 qualified players in 1997-98; the second number is his rank among the 84 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 75 | 68 | 33.2 |
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| Minutes share | 83 | 79 | 67.4% |
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| Availability | 71 | 70 | 97.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 21 | 17 | .491 |
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| Effective FG% | 25 | 22 | .451 |
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| Points per shot | 16 | 13 | 1.07 |
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| 3-point % | 22 | 26 | 10.7% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 39 | 46 | 0.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 36 | 42 | 2.4% |
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| 2-point % | 40 | 36 | 45.8% |
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| Free throw % | 85 | 91 | 83.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 57 | 49 | 2.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 14 | 11 | 19.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 35 | 40 | 0.7% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 69 | 63 | 17.3 |
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| Assist % | 44 | 57 | 11.4% |
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| Assists / 75 | 39 | 51 | 2.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 51 | 70 | 1.33 |
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| Usage % | 71 | 67 | 22.1% |
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| Turnover % | 93 | 93 | 9.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 73 | 73 | 1.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 45 | 24 | 3.9% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 25 | 4 | 4.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 18 | 5 | 7.3% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 83 | 94 | 1.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 23 | 5 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 51 | 58 | 2.0 |
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| Steal % | 84 | 95 | 2.4% |
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| Block % | 26 | 8 | 0.5% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 46 | 23 | 6'7" |
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| Strength (weight) | 35 | 8 | 210 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 45 | 45 | 14.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 31 | 31 | .073 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 35 | 31 | −1.4 |
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| Offensive BPM | 42 | 41 | −0.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 31 | 33 | −0.7 |
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| VORP | 39 | 36 | 0.4 |
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| Game Score / g | 68 | 66 | 9.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1997-98★ | BOS | 21 | 80 | 33.2 | 15.3 | 3.5 | 2.2 | .491 | −1.4 | 35 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1998-99 | BOS | 22 | 41 | 37.9 | 17.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | .463 | −2.3 | 23 | |
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| 1999-00 | ORL | 23 | 68 | 34.9 | 16.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 | .479 | −3.1 | 12 | |
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| 2000-01 | CHI | 24 | 61 | 41.5 | 19.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | .492 | −1.9 | 29 | |
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| 2001-02 | IND | 25 | 53 | 32.4 | 13.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | .439 | −4.6 | 4 | |
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| 2002-03 | IND | 26 | 72 | 23.2 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .439 | −3.6 | 11 | |
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| 2003-04 | BOS | 27 | 39 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | .446 | −3.6 | 7 | |
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| 2004-05 | BOS | 28 | 18 | 21.7 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .422 | −4.0 | 6 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.