Michael Jordan vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Michael Jordan 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

Michael Jordan

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Paul Pierce 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Paul Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Paul Pierce 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Paul Pierce 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Paul Pierce 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Paul Pierce 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Paul Pierce 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Paul Pierce 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Paul Pierce 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)