Paul Pierce vs. Steve Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve 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.

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Steve Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Steve Smith 275

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Steve Smith 29

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)