Johnny Austin vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Johnny Austin 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

Johnny Austin

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Austin: 1966-67 to 1966-67
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Austin 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Austin 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Johnny Austin 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Johnny Austin 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Johnny Austin 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Austin 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Austin 5.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Austin 1.8 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Austin 1.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Austin 23 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Johnny Austin 7 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Johnny Austin 4 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Johnny Austin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Johnny Austin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Johnny Austin 4 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Austin .227 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Johnny Austin - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Austin .813 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Austin 5.8 (1967) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Austin 1.8 (1967) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Johnny Austin 1.0 (1967) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Austin - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Austin - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Johnny Austin - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Austin - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Johnny Austin - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Johnny Austin - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Johnny Austin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Johnny Austin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Johnny Austin 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Austin - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Johnny Austin - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Austin - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Austin - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Austin - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Johnny Austin - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Austin - 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.