Paul Pierce vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Ernie Vandeweghe 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 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

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

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Ernie Vandeweghe - 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.