Steve Alford vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Alford 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)