Paul Pierce vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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 Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Earl Tatum 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.