Billy Ray Bates vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Paul Pierce 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)