Joe Ellis vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Joe Ellis 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

Joe Ellis

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ellis 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Joe Ellis 8 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Joe Ellis 6 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Joe Ellis 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Ellis 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Ellis 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 8.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 5.1 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 1.4 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 4,623 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 2,686 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Joe Ellis 716 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Joe Ellis 33 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 9 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Joe Ellis 524 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .398 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .727 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 5.3 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 3.4 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.6 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 202 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 131 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Joe Ellis 23 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Joe Ellis 0 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 0 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Joe Ellis 38 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .307 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .692 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * 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.