Dick Atha vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Dick Atha 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

Dick Atha

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Atha: 1955-56 to 1957-58
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Atha 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Dick Atha 2 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Dick Atha 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Dick Atha 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Atha 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Atha 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Atha 3.2 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Atha 1.5 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick Atha 1.2 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Atha 137 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Dick Atha 66 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Dick Atha 51 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Dick Atha - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Dick Atha - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Dick Atha 43 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Atha .393 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Dick Atha - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Dick Atha .795 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Atha 3.7 (1956) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Atha 1.7 (1956) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Dick Atha 1.3 (1956) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Atha - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Atha - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Dick Atha - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Atha - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Dick Atha - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Dick Atha - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Dick Atha - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Dick Atha - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Dick Atha 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Atha - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Dick Atha - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Dick Atha - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Atha - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Atha - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Dick Atha - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dick Atha - 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.