Paul Long vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Long: 1967-68 to 1970-71
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Long 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Paul Long 3 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Paul Long 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Paul Long 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Long 0 * Paul Pierce 1

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Long 3.9 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Long 0.8 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul Long 0.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Long 274 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Paul Long 57 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Paul Long 54 Paul Pierce 4,708

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

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

Total Games Paul Long 71 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Long .464 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Long .753 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Long 4.5 (1971) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Long 1.0 (1971) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Paul Long 0.8 (1971) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Long 6.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Long 0.0 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Long 1.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Long 6 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Paul Long 0 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Paul Long 1 Paul Pierce 579

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

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

Total Games Paul Long 1 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Long 1.000 Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Long - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Long 6.0 (1968) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Long 0.0 (1968) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Paul Long 1.0 (1968) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Long - 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.