Paul Pierce vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Earl Shannon 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Earl Shannon 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 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Earl Shannon 177

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

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Earl Shannon .305

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Earl Shannon -

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Earl Shannon -

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Earl Shannon - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.