Hoot Gibson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Hoot Gibson 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

Hoot Gibson

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hoot Gibson: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hoot Gibson 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Hoot Gibson 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Hoot Gibson 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Hoot Gibson 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Hoot Gibson 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hoot Gibson 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson 5.5 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson 1.2 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Hoot Gibson 176 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Hoot Gibson 37 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Hoot Gibson 32 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hoot Gibson .344 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Hoot Gibson .656 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson 5.5 (1950) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson 1.2 (1950) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Hoot Gibson - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Hoot Gibson - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Hoot Gibson 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hoot Gibson - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Hoot Gibson - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - 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.