Paul Pierce vs. Rik Smits Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rik Smits 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.

Rik Smits

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Rik Smits: 1988-89 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Rik Smits 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Rik Smits 12

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Rik Smits 10

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Rik Smits 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Rik Smits 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Rik Smits 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Rik Smits 6.1

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Rik Smits 1.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Rik Smits 0.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Rik Smits 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Rik Smits 12,871

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Rik Smits 5,277

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Rik Smits 1,215

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Rik Smits 372

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Rik Smits 1,111

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Rik Smits 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Rik Smits .115

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Rik Smits .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Rik Smits 18.5 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Rik Smits 7.7 (1995)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Rik Smits 2.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Rik Smits 0.6 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Rik Smits 2.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Rik Smits 5.2

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Rik Smits 1.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Rik Smits 0.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Rik Smits 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Rik Smits 1,537

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Rik Smits 540

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Rik Smits 135

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Rik Smits 51

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Rik Smits 90

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Rik Smits 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Rik Smits .250

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Rik Smits .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Rik Smits 22.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Rik Smits 8.0 (1993)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Rik Smits 2.0 (1995)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Rik Smits 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Rik Smits 1.4 (1991)