John Paxson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Paxson 3 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons John Paxson 11 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played John Paxson 10 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games John Paxson 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Paxson 0 Paul Pierce 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 7.2 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.2 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game John Paxson 3.6 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.7 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 5,560 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds John Paxson 906 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists John Paxson 2,758 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals John Paxson 517 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks John Paxson 44 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games John Paxson 772 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .499 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .355 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .804 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 11.3 (1987) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.7 (1987) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 5.7 (1987) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1990) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1992) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 6.3 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 0.9 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game John Paxson 2.6 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.5 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 748 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds John Paxson 109 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists John Paxson 306 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals John Paxson 65 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks John Paxson 3 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games John Paxson 119 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .494 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .369 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .867 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 10.2 (1985) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.5 (1990) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 4.2 (1985) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1986) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1988) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)