Kevin McHale vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Kevin McHale 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

Kevin McHale

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kevin McHale 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Paul Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Paul Pierce 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Paul Pierce 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Paul Pierce 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)