Jim Ard vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Ard 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.