C.J. McCollum vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and C.J. McCollum 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

C.J. McCollum

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 11 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 9 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games C.J. McCollum 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP C.J. McCollum 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) C.J. McCollum 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 19.5 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 14,231 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,655 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 2,778 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 658 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 302 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games C.J. McCollum 731 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .454 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .399 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .806 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.2 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,273 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 278 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 186 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 50 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 30 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games C.J. McCollum 63 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .434 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .377 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .763 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.3 (2018) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)