Joe Fulks vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Fulks 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 Paul Pierce 0

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

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 Paul Pierce 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 16.4 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.