Paul Pierce vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.