Don Adams vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Don Adams 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

Don Adams

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Adams: 1970-71 to 1976-77
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Adams 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Don Adams 7 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Don Adams 3 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Don Adams 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Adams 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Adams 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 8.7 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.6 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Don Adams 1.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.1 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.2 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 4,236 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Don Adams 2,732 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Don Adams 869 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Don Adams 283 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Don Adams 55 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Don Adams 487 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .402 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .739 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 11.4 (1971) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.1 (1971) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.1 (1971) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.5 (1974) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.4 (1975) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 7.1 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.3 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.5 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 156 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Don Adams 116 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Don Adams 45 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Don Adams 8 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Don Adams 1 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Don Adams 22 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .382 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .682 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 9.3 (1972) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.3 (1974) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.9 (1974) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.9 (1974) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.