Porter Meriwether vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Porter Meriwether 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

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.