Billy Knight vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Billy Knight 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

Billy Knight

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Knight: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Knight 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Billy Knight 9 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Billy Knight 3 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Billy Knight 2 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Billy Knight 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Knight 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Knight 15.7 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Knight 4.5 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Billy Knight 2.1 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Billy Knight 0.9 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Billy Knight 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Knight 10,561 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Billy Knight 3,037 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Billy Knight 1,435 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Billy Knight 627 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Billy Knight 91 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Billy Knight 671 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Knight .506 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Billy Knight .274 * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Billy Knight .830 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Knight 26.6 (1977) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Knight 7.5 (1977) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Billy Knight 3.3 (1977) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Billy Knight 1.5 (1978) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Billy Knight 0.2 (1978) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Knight 7.1 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Knight 2.1 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Billy Knight 1.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Billy Knight 0.3 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Billy Knight 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Knight 71 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Billy Knight 21 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Billy Knight 10 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Billy Knight 3 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Billy Knight 0 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Billy Knight 10 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Knight .464 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Billy Knight .000 * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Billy Knight .700 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Knight 18.5 (1981) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Knight 6.0 (1981) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Billy Knight 2.5 (1981) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Billy Knight 0.5 (1981) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Billy Knight 0.0 (1985) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.