John Gianelli vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Gianelli: 1972-73 to 1979-80
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Gianelli 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons John Gianelli 8 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played John Gianelli 4 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games John Gianelli 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Gianelli 0 Paul Pierce 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 7.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.9 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.0 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 4,210 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 3,188 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists John Gianelli 832 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals John Gianelli 225 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks John Gianelli 476 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games John Gianelli 541 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .470 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .702 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 10.3 (1975) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 8.6 (1975) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 2.3 (1978) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.7 (1978) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 (1975) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 6.7 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.6 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 208 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 173 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists John Gianelli 40 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals John Gianelli 12 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks John Gianelli 21 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games John Gianelli 31 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .434 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .721 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 8.3 (1975) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 7.3 (1974) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.9 (1974) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 (1978) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 (1975) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.