Paul Nolen vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Nolen: 1953-54 to 1953-54
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Nolen 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Paul Nolen 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Paul Nolen 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Paul Nolen 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Nolen 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Nolen 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 Nolen 0.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Nolen 1.0 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul Nolen 0.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Nolen 0 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Paul Nolen 1 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Paul Nolen 0 Paul Pierce 4,708

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

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

Total Games Paul Nolen 1 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Nolen .000 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Nolen - Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Nolen 0.0 (1954) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Nolen 1.0 (1954) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Paul Nolen 0.0 (1954) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Nolen - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Nolen - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Nolen - Paul Pierce 3.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Nolen - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Paul Nolen - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Paul Nolen - Paul Pierce 579

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

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

Total Games Paul Nolen 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Nolen - Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Nolen - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Nolen - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Nolen - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Paul Nolen - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Nolen - 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.