Sam Lacey vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Sam Lacey 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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Lacey 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.