Mike Novak vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Mike Novak 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

Mike Novak

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Novak 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Mike Novak 3 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Mike Novak 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Mike Novak 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Novak 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Novak 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.4 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 * Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.4 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 420 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 2 * Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Mike Novak 175 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Mike Novak - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Mike Novak - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Mike Novak 125 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .310 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Mike Novak - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak .566 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 5.3 (1949) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) * Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.9 (1949) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 13 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 0 * Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Mike Novak 10 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Mike Novak - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Mike Novak - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Mike Novak 4 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .273 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Mike Novak - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak 1.000 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 (1949) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 (1949) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - 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.