Herm Gilliam vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Herm Gilliam 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

Herm Gilliam

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herm Gilliam 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Herm Gilliam 8 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Herm Gilliam 4 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Herm Gilliam 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Herm Gilliam 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herm Gilliam 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 10.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.3 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.2 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 6,252 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 2,175 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 2,225 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 369 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 49 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Herm Gilliam 578 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .441 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .792 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 7.5 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.6 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.8 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.0 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 269 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 93 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 108 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 19 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 1 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Herm Gilliam 36 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .397 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .806 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) * 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.