Gaylon Nickerson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Gaylon Nickerson 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

Gaylon Nickerson

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gaylon Nickerson 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Gaylon Nickerson 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Gaylon Nickerson 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gaylon Nickerson 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson 15 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson 5 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson 1 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson 1 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson 1 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 4 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .333 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .000 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson 1.000 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)