Paul Pierce vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns 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.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Karl-Anthony Towns 3

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

Rookie of The Year Paul Pierce 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Karl-Anthony Towns 11.4

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Karl-Anthony Towns 298

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Karl-Anthony Towns 183

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Karl-Anthony Towns 34

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Karl-Anthony Towns 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Karl-Anthony Towns .471

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Karl-Anthony Towns .333

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Karl-Anthony Towns .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (2022)