Johnny Payak vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Payak 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Payak 2 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Johnny Payak 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Johnny Payak 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Johnny Payak 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Payak 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 Payak 6.3 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Payak 1.7 * Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Payak 1.9 Paul Pierce 3.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Payak 753 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Johnny Payak 114 * Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Johnny Payak 226 Paul Pierce 4,708

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

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

Total Games Johnny Payak 120 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Payak .321 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Payak .715 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) * Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Payak - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Payak - * Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Johnny Payak - Paul Pierce 3.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Payak - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Johnny Payak - * Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Johnny Payak - Paul Pierce 579

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

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

Total Games Johnny Payak 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Payak - Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Payak - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Payak - * Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

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

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

Blocks Per Game Johnny Payak - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.