Earl Monroe vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Monroe 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Paul Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Paul Pierce 4

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Paul Pierce 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.