Paul Pierce vs. Gene Shue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Shue 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.

Gene Shue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Gene Shue: 1954-55 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Gene Shue 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Gene Shue 10

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Gene Shue 7

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Gene Shue 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Gene Shue 0 *

All-NBA First Team Paul Pierce 0 Gene Shue 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Gene Shue 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Gene Shue 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Gene Shue 4.1

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Gene Shue 3.7

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Gene Shue 10,068

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Gene Shue 2,855

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Gene Shue 2,608

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Gene Shue 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Gene Shue .396

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Gene Shue .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Gene Shue 22.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Gene Shue 5.8 (1957)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Gene Shue 6.8 (1961)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Gene Shue - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Gene Shue 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Gene Shue 4.2

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Gene Shue 4.1

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Gene Shue 569

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Gene Shue 133

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Gene Shue 132

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Gene Shue 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Gene Shue .424

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Gene Shue .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Gene Shue 27.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Gene Shue 6.6 (1958)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Gene Shue 4.9 (1962)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Gene Shue - 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.