Jusuf Nurkic vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Jusuf Nurkic 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

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jusuf Nurkic 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jusuf Nurkic 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.7 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.6 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 218 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 175 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 47 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 18 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 17 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 18 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .491 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .719 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2018) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)