Rick Adelman vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Adelman 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

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.