Paul Pierce vs. Kelvin Upshaw Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelvin Upshaw 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.

Kelvin Upshaw

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Kelvin Upshaw: 1988-89 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Kelvin Upshaw 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Kelvin Upshaw 3

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Kelvin Upshaw 1

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Kelvin Upshaw 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Kelvin Upshaw 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Kelvin Upshaw 1.2

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Kelvin Upshaw 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Kelvin Upshaw 0.7

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Kelvin Upshaw 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Kelvin Upshaw 649

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Kelvin Upshaw 145

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Kelvin Upshaw 257

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Kelvin Upshaw 81

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Kelvin Upshaw 9

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Kelvin Upshaw 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Kelvin Upshaw .453

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Kelvin Upshaw .237

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Kelvin Upshaw .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Kelvin Upshaw 6.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Kelvin Upshaw 1.5 (1989)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Kelvin Upshaw 3.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Kelvin Upshaw 0.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Kelvin Upshaw 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Kelvin Upshaw 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Kelvin Upshaw 0.7

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Kelvin Upshaw 1.7

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Kelvin Upshaw 0.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Kelvin Upshaw 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Kelvin Upshaw 10

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Kelvin Upshaw 2

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Kelvin Upshaw 5

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Kelvin Upshaw 1

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Kelvin Upshaw 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Kelvin Upshaw .417

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Kelvin Upshaw -

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Kelvin Upshaw -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Kelvin Upshaw 3.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Kelvin Upshaw 0.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Kelvin Upshaw 1.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Kelvin Upshaw 0.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Kelvin Upshaw 0.0 (1989)