Rick Brunson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Brunson 0 Paul Pierce 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)