Paul Pierce vs. Jeff Ruland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Ruland 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.

Jeff Ruland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Jeff Ruland: 1981-82 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Jeff Ruland 8

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Jeff Ruland 4

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Jeff Ruland 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Jeff Ruland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Jeff Ruland 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Jeff Ruland 10.2

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Jeff Ruland 3.0

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Jeff Ruland 5,763

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Jeff Ruland 3,378

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Jeff Ruland 1,002

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Jeff Ruland 249

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Jeff Ruland 267

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Jeff Ruland 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Jeff Ruland .564

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Jeff Ruland .158

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Jeff Ruland .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Jeff Ruland 22.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Jeff Ruland 12.3 (1984)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Jeff Ruland 5.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Jeff Ruland 0.9 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Jeff Ruland 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Jeff Ruland 9.6

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Jeff Ruland 3.9

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Jeff Ruland 313

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Jeff Ruland 163

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Jeff Ruland 67

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Jeff Ruland 14

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Jeff Ruland 13

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Jeff Ruland 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Jeff Ruland .521

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Jeff Ruland .000

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Jeff Ruland .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Jeff Ruland 24.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Jeff Ruland 12.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Jeff Ruland 7.8 (1984)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Jeff Ruland 2.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1986)