Ben McDonald vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Ben McDonald 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

Ben McDonald

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben McDonald 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben McDonald 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 6.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.4 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .000 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)