Stan Love vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Stan Love 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

Stan Love

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stan Love: 1971-72 to 1974-75
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stan Love 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Stan Love 4 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Stan Love 3 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Stan Love 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Stan Love 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stan Love 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 6.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.0 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 1,550 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Stan Love 905 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Stan Love 172 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Stan Love 44 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Stan Love 33 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Stan Love 227 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .440 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .751 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 7.9 (1972) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.6 (1972) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.9 (1974) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 (1975) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 1.1 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.4 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.3 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 8 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Stan Love 10 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Stan Love 2 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Stan Love 1 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Stan Love 0 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Stan Love 7 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .300 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .667 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 3.0 (1974) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.5 (1974) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 (1974) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.