Paul Pierce vs. Mike Scott Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Scott and Paul Pierce, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Paul Pierce played 19 years in the NBA, 10 more than Mike Scott, who played 9. Paul Pierce had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Mike Scott had his rookie season in 2012-13. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Paul Pierce 19 14 1998-99 to 2016-17
Mike Scott 9 8 2012-13 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 1998-992012-13
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 48 34.0 16.5 2.4 4.0 6.4 2.4 1.7 1.0 2.4 2.9 5.9 13.5 .439 1.8 4.3 .412 2.9 4.1 .713
Mike Scott 40 9.4 4.6 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.8 1.8 3.7 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.4 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce ------- --- ----------
Mike Scott 4 5.0 3.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 2.5 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 2

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 1999-002013-14
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 73 35.4 19.5 1.1 4.3 5.4 3.0 2.1 0.8 2.4 3.2 6.7 15.1 .442 1.3 3.8 .343 4.9 6.2 .798
Mike Scott 80 18.5 9.6 0.8 2.8 3.6 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.5 3.8 7.9 .479 0.8 2.5 .310 1.3 1.7 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce ------- --- ----------
Mike Scott 7 20.9 9.4 0.4 2.1 2.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.6 3.3 9.0 .365 1.4 4.4 .323 1.4 2.0 .714

Season 3

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2000-012014-15
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 82 38.0 25.3 1.1 5.2 6.4 3.1 1.7 0.8 3.2 3.1 8.4 18.5 .454 1.8 4.7 .383 6.7 9.0 .745
Mike Scott 68 16.5 7.8 0.7 2.3 2.9 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.2 3.0 6.7 .444 1.0 2.8 .344 0.9 1.1 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce ------- --- ----------
Mike Scott 11 15.6 4.5 1.5 2.7 4.2 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.5 1.9 5.0 .382 0.4 2.4 .154 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 4

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2001-022015-16
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 82 40.3 26.1 1.0 5.9 6.9 3.2 1.9 1.0 2.9 2.9 8.6 19.5 .442 2.6 6.3 .404 6.3 7.8 .809
Mike Scott 75 15.3 6.2 0.7 2.0 2.7 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.3 5.0 .468 0.8 2.1 .392 0.7 0.8 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 16 42.0 24.6 1.7 6.9 8.6 4.1 1.7 1.3 3.8 3.3 7.6 18.9 .403 1.9 6.5 .288 7.5 9.8 .764
Mike Scott 10 16.1 6.5 0.5 2.7 3.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.0 2.5 4.0 .625 0.8 1.6 .500 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 5

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2002-032016-17
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 79 39.2 25.9 1.3 6.0 7.3 4.4 1.8 0.8 3.6 2.9 8.4 20.2 .416 1.5 4.9 .302 7.6 9.5 .802
Mike Scott 18 10.8 2.5 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.9 3.3 .288 0.2 1.5 .148 0.4 0.4 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 10 44.5 27.1 1.1 7.9 9.0 6.7 2.1 0.8 4.4 3.8 7.7 19.3 .399 1.6 4.5 .356 10.1 11.7 .863
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2003-042017-18
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdWizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 80 38.7 23.0 0.9 5.7 6.5 5.1 1.6 0.7 3.8 2.9 7.5 18.7 .402 1.4 4.8 .299 6.5 7.9 .819
Mike Scott 76 18.5 8.8 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.1 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.9 3.6 6.9 .527 0.9 2.1 .405 0.7 1.0 .658
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 4 40.8 20.8 1.5 7.3 8.8 2.5 1.3 1.0 6.3 3.0 6.5 19.0 .342 1.3 4.3 .294 6.5 7.8 .839
Mike Scott 6 21.0 10.8 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.7 4.3 6.8 .634 1.2 1.8 .636 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 7

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2004-052018-19
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 82 36.1 21.6 1.0 5.6 6.6 4.2 1.6 0.5 2.8 3.1 6.8 14.9 .455 1.3 3.6 .370 6.7 8.1 .822
Mike Scott 79 17.7 5.8 0.5 2.9 3.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.6 2.0 2.1 5.3 .400 1.3 3.2 .401 0.3 0.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 7 39.7 22.9 1.0 6.7 7.7 4.6 1.9 1.4 2.7 2.6 6.7 13.3 .505 1.0 3.9 .259 8.4 9.7 .868
Mike Scott 10 19.3 5.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.2 2.1 4.7 .447 1.2 3.4 .353 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 8

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2005-062019-20
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 79 39.0 26.8 1.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 1.4 0.4 3.5 2.8 8.7 18.5 .471 1.4 4.0 .354 7.9 10.3 .772
Mike Scott 68 17.8 6.0 1.0 2.7 3.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.4 2.2 5.1 .426 1.2 3.2 .369 0.4 0.5 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce ------- --- ----------
Mike Scott 4 5.0 1.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.3 .200 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 9

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2006-072020-21
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 47 37.0 25.0 0.8 5.1 5.9 4.1 1.0 0.3 3.2 2.6 7.9 18.1 .439 2.3 5.9 .389 6.8 8.6 .796
Mike Scott 51 16.7 4.2 0.2 2.1 2.4 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.4 1.5 4.1 .360 1.0 3.0 .342 0.2 0.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce ------- --- ----------
Mike Scott 5 6.8 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.8 .222 0.4 1.4 .286 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2007-08-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 80 35.9 19.6 0.7 4.5 5.1 4.5 1.3 0.5 2.8 2.5 6.4 13.7 .464 1.8 4.6 .392 5.1 6.1 .843
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 26 38.1 19.7 0.8 4.2 5.0 4.6 1.1 0.3 3.2 3.5 6.3 14.2 .441 1.7 4.6 .361 5.5 6.8 .802
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2008-09-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 81 37.5 20.5 0.7 5.0 5.6 3.6 1.0 0.3 2.8 2.7 6.7 14.6 .457 1.5 3.8 .391 5.7 6.8 .830
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 14 39.7 21.0 0.3 5.5 5.8 3.1 1.1 0.4 2.4 3.1 6.8 15.8 .430 1.4 4.1 .333 6.1 7.2 .842
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2009-10-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 71 34.0 18.3 0.5 3.8 4.4 3.1 1.2 0.4 2.3 2.8 5.8 12.2 .472 1.5 3.7 .414 5.2 6.1 .852
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 24 38.8 18.8 0.8 5.1 6.0 3.4 1.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 6.1 14.0 .438 1.7 4.3 .392 4.9 5.9 .824
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2010-11-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 80 34.7 18.9 0.4 5.0 5.4 3.3 1.0 0.6 2.1 2.9 6.3 12.8 .497 1.4 3.7 .374 4.8 5.6 .860
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 9 38.1 20.8 0.6 4.4 5.0 2.8 1.3 0.4 2.7 3.3 7.6 16.4 .459 2.3 5.2 .447 3.3 3.8 .882
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2011-12-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 61 34.0 19.4 0.6 4.6 5.2 4.5 1.1 0.4 2.8 2.4 6.5 14.6 .443 1.6 4.5 .366 4.8 5.6 .852
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 20 38.9 18.9 0.7 5.4 6.1 3.1 1.5 0.9 2.8 3.4 6.0 15.6 .386 1.4 4.4 .310 5.5 6.2 .894
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2012-13-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 77 33.4 18.6 0.6 5.7 6.3 4.8 1.1 0.4 2.8 2.7 6.2 14.2 .436 1.9 5.0 .380 4.3 5.5 .787
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 6 42.5 19.2 0.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 0.8 0.5 5.3 3.5 6.5 17.7 .368 1.8 6.8 .268 4.3 4.8 .897
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2013-14-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 75 28.0 13.5 0.3 4.3 4.6 2.4 1.1 0.4 2.0 2.5 4.3 9.5 .451 1.5 4.0 .373 3.4 4.1 .826
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 12 30.7 13.7 0.3 4.2 4.5 2.0 1.2 0.3 1.7 3.7 5.0 10.8 .465 1.6 4.4 .358 2.1 2.7 .781
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2014-15-
Team Washington Wizards-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 73 26.2 11.9 0.6 3.4 4.0 2.0 0.6 0.3 1.3 2.2 4.0 9.0 .447 1.6 4.2 .389 2.2 2.9 .781
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 10 29.8 14.6 0.0 4.2 4.2 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.0 3.3 4.8 9.9 .485 3.3 6.3 .524 1.7 2.0 .850
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2015-16-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 68 18.1 6.1 0.2 2.6 2.7 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.9 2.1 5.8 .363 1.1 3.6 .310 0.8 1.0 .818
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 5 10.8 1.2 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.2 0.4 2.4 .167 0.2 1.0 .200 0.2 0.8 .250
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Paul Pierce Mike Scott
Season 2016-17-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 25 11.1 3.2 0.0 1.9 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .349 0.4 0.5 .769
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Pierce 7 14.4 3.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.6 .444 0.6 1.4 .400 0.1 0.1 1.000
Mike Scott ------- --- ----------