Rusty LaRue vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Rusty LaRue 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

Rusty LaRue

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rusty LaRue 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Rusty LaRue 5 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Rusty LaRue 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Rusty LaRue 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rusty LaRue 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rusty LaRue 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.6 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.6 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 486 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 126 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 152 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 62 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 11 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Rusty LaRue 98 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .376 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .318 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .841 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 20 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 6 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 6 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 1 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 0 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Rusty LaRue 4 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .375 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .400 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .600 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)