John Duren vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and John Duren 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

John Duren

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Duren: 1980-81 to 1982-83
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Duren 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons John Duren 3 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played John Duren 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games John Duren 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Duren 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Duren 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Duren 3.5 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game John Duren 1.1 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game John Duren 2.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game John Duren 0.5 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Duren 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Duren 712 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds John Duren 226 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists John Duren 411 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals John Duren 104 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks John Duren 11 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games John Duren 201 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Duren .435 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage John Duren .120 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage John Duren .750 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Duren 4.5 (1983) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Duren 1.3 (1983) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Duren 2.4 (1983) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Duren 0.8 (1983) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game John Duren 0.1 (1983) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Duren - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game John Duren - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game John Duren - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game John Duren - Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Duren - Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Duren - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds John Duren - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists John Duren - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals John Duren - Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks John Duren - Paul Pierce 105

Total Games John Duren 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Duren - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage John Duren - Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage John Duren - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Duren - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game John Duren - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Duren - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Duren - Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Duren - Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)