Don Carlson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Carlson 0 * Paul Pierce 1

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.