Cheese Johnson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Cheese Johnson 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

Cheese Johnson

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cheese Johnson: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cheese Johnson 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Cheese Johnson 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Cheese Johnson 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Cheese Johnson 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cheese Johnson 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cheese Johnson 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson 27 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson 14 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Cheese Johnson 2 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Cheese Johnson 1 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson 0 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Cheese Johnson 9 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson .400 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson .600 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 (1980) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 (1980) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 (1980) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 (1980) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 (1980) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Cheese Johnson 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)