RJ Barrett vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP RJ Barrett 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)