Jim Burns vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Burns 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Jim Burns 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Jim Burns 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Jim Burns 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Burns 0 * Paul Pierce 1

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns 4 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Jim Burns 2 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Jim Burns 1 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Jim Burns 3 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns .286 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 (1968) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 (1968) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 (1968) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Jim Burns - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Jim Burns - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Jim Burns 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns - Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - 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.