M.L. Carr vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP M.L. Carr 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 0 Paul Pierce 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Paul Pierce 0

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 Paul Pierce 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.