Paul Arizin vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Arizin 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Paul Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Paul Pierce 4

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Paul Pierce 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Paul Pierce 4,708

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

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - 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.