Mahdi Abdul-Rahman vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 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

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman: 1964-65 to 1973-74
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 10 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 1 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 Paul Pierce 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 12.6 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 3.0 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.9 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.5 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.1 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 9,087 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 2,146 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 3,555 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 26 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 6 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 724 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .441 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .757 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 24.0 (1968) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.2 (1968) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 6.8 (1970) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.5 (1974) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0.1 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 11.8 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 2.9 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 4.2 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 685 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 169 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 242 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 0 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 58 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .413 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Mahdi Abdul-Rahman .738 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 21.4 (1970) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 5.0 (1971) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7.7 (1970) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mahdi Abdul-Rahman - * Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.