Paul Pierce vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley 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.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Ron Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.