Paul Pierce vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

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

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Arnie Risen 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Arnie Risen 1,058

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

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Arnie Risen .381

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Arnie Risen .385

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Arnie Risen - n/a **

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.