Dick Murphy vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Murphy: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Murphy 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Dick Murphy 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Dick Murphy 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Dick Murphy 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Murphy 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Murphy 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 Murphy 1.1 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick Murphy 0.3 Paul Pierce 3.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Murphy 34 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Dick Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Dick Murphy 8 Paul Pierce 4,708

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

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

Total Games Dick Murphy 31 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Murphy .200 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Murphy .444 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Murphy 1.1 (1947) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Dick Murphy 0.3 (1947) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Murphy - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Dick Murphy - Paul Pierce 3.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Murphy - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Dick Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Dick Murphy - Paul Pierce 579

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

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

Total Games Dick Murphy 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Murphy - Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Murphy - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Dick Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

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

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

Blocks Per Game Dick Murphy - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.