Bill Downey vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Bill Downey 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

Bill Downey

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Downey 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Bill Downey 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Bill Downey 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Bill Downey 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Downey 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Downey 0 Paul Pierce 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey 0 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Bill Downey 0 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Bill Downey 3 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey .000 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Bill Downey - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Bill Downey 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.