Mel Hirsch vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Mel Hirsch 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

Mel Hirsch

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Hirsch: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Hirsch 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Mel Hirsch 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Mel Hirsch 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Mel Hirsch 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Hirsch 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Hirsch 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch 1.5 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch 0.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hirsch 19 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Mel Hirsch 10 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Mel Hirsch 13 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hirsch .200 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hirsch .500 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch 1.5 (1947) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch 0.8 (1947) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hirsch - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Mel Hirsch - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Mel Hirsch 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hirsch - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hirsch - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.