Elmer Gainer vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Elmer Gainer 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

Elmer Gainer

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmer Gainer: 1947-48 to 1949-50
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmer Gainer 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Elmer Gainer 2 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Elmer Gainer 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Elmer Gainer 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elmer Gainer 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmer Gainer 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmer Gainer 1.5 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Elmer Gainer 0.5 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmer Gainer 29 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Elmer Gainer 10 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Elmer Gainer 20 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmer Gainer .227 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Elmer Gainer .643 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmer Gainer 1.6 (1950) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Elmer Gainer 0.6 (1948) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmer Gainer - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Elmer Gainer - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmer Gainer - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Elmer Gainer - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Elmer Gainer 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmer Gainer - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Elmer Gainer - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmer Gainer - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Elmer Gainer - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Elmer Gainer - 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.