Rudy Gay vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rudy Gay 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)