Paul Pierce vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)