Paul Pierce vs. Sid Tanenbaum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sid Tanenbaum 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.

Sid Tanenbaum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Sid Tanenbaum: 1947-48 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Sid Tanenbaum 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Sid Tanenbaum 2

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Sid Tanenbaum 2

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Sid Tanenbaum 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Sid Tanenbaum 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Sid Tanenbaum 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Sid Tanenbaum 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Sid Tanenbaum 2.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Sid Tanenbaum 633

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Sid Tanenbaum 162

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Sid Tanenbaum 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Sid Tanenbaum .274

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Sid Tanenbaum .830

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Sid Tanenbaum 10.1 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Sid Tanenbaum 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Sid Tanenbaum 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Sid Tanenbaum 2.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Sid Tanenbaum 47

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Sid Tanenbaum 14

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Sid Tanenbaum 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Sid Tanenbaum .274

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Sid Tanenbaum .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Sid Tanenbaum 10.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Sid Tanenbaum 3.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Sid Tanenbaum - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.