Paul Pierce vs. Art Spoelstra Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Spoelstra 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.

Art Spoelstra

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Art Spoelstra: 1954-55 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Art Spoelstra 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Art Spoelstra 4

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Art Spoelstra 1

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Art Spoelstra 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Art Spoelstra 0 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Art Spoelstra 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Art Spoelstra 4.6

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Art Spoelstra 1.0

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Art Spoelstra 2,012

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Art Spoelstra 1,273

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Art Spoelstra 266

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

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Art Spoelstra 278

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Art Spoelstra .391

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Art Spoelstra .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Art Spoelstra 8.5 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Art Spoelstra 6.1 (1956)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Art Spoelstra 1.3 (1956)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Art Spoelstra 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Art Spoelstra 3.0

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Art Spoelstra 0.0

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Art Spoelstra 15

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Art Spoelstra 9

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Art Spoelstra 0

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Art Spoelstra 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Art Spoelstra .500

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Art Spoelstra 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Art Spoelstra 5.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Art Spoelstra 3.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Art Spoelstra 0.0 (1955)

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Art Spoelstra - n/a **

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.