John Murphy vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Murphy: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Murphy 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons John Murphy 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played John Murphy 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games John Murphy 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Murphy 0 * Paul Pierce 1

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Murphy 1.6 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy 32 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists John Murphy 0 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games John Murphy 20 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy .275 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy .667 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Murphy 1.6 (1947) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 (1947) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Murphy - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game John Murphy - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists John Murphy - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games John Murphy 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

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

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - 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.