Paul Pierce vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 James Young 2

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 James Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 James Young 96

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 James Young 28

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 James Young 24

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 James Young 5

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 James Young 7

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 James Young 3

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 James Young 0

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 James Young 0

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) James Young 0.0 (2017)