Paul Pierce vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Tom Riker 0.0 (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.