Bruce Hale vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Bruce Hale 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

Bruce Hale

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Hale 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Bruce Hale 3 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Bruce Hale 2 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Bruce Hale 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bruce Hale 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Hale 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 9.1 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 * Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 1,297 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 49 * Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Bruce Hale 424 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Bruce Hale 142 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .333 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .763 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) * Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 6.1 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 * Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.4 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 43 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 0 * Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Bruce Hale 17 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Bruce Hale 7 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .350 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .882 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) * Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.