Paul Pierce vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.