Cleveland Buckner vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - 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.