Jim Nolan vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Nolan 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Jim Nolan 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Jim Nolan 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Jim Nolan 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Nolan 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Nolan 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 Nolan 1.6 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan 0.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Nolan 8 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Jim Nolan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Jim Nolan 4 Paul Pierce 4,708

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

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

Total Games Jim Nolan 5 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Nolan .190 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Nolan - Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Nolan 1.6 (1950) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan 0.8 (1950) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Nolan - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan - Paul Pierce 3.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Nolan - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Jim Nolan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Jim Nolan - Paul Pierce 579

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

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

Total Games Jim Nolan 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Nolan - Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Nolan - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

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

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

Blocks Per Game Jim Nolan - 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.