Vernon Maxwell vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Vernon Maxwell 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

Vernon Maxwell

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vernon Maxwell: 1988-89 to 2000-01
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vernon Maxwell 2 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Vernon Maxwell 13 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Vernon Maxwell 7 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Vernon Maxwell 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vernon Maxwell 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vernon Maxwell 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 12.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 2.6 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.4 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 1.1 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.2 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Vernon Maxwell 10,912 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Vernon Maxwell 2,200 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Vernon Maxwell 2,912 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Vernon Maxwell 975 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Vernon Maxwell 152 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Vernon Maxwell 855 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vernon Maxwell .398 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Vernon Maxwell .320 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Vernon Maxwell .733 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 17.2 (1992) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.1 (1993) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 5.1 (1994) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 1.7 (1994) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.4 (1992) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 13.1 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 2.9 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.4 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.9 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Vernon Maxwell 642 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Vernon Maxwell 143 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Vernon Maxwell 165 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Vernon Maxwell 44 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Vernon Maxwell 5 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Vernon Maxwell 49 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vernon Maxwell .372 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Vernon Maxwell .301 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Vernon Maxwell .696 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 19.8 (1990) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.5 (1994) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 4.3 (1990) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 1.3 (1990) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.3 (1991) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)