Swen Nater vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Swen Nater 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

Swen Nater

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Swen Nater 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Swen Nater 8 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Swen Nater 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Swen Nater 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Swen Nater 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Swen Nater 0 Paul Pierce 4

Rebounds Leader Swen Nater 1 Paul Pierce 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swen Nater 12.2 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 10.8 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 2.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.5 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.5 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Swen Nater 5,943 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Swen Nater 5,297 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Swen Nater 954 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Swen Nater 258 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Swen Nater 226 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Swen Nater 489 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swen Nater .537 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Swen Nater .250 * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Swen Nater .760 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swen Nater 15.6 (1981) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 15.0 (1980) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 2.9 (1980) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.8 (1977) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.7 (1977) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swen Nater 3.4 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 2.4 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Swen Nater 58 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Swen Nater 40 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Swen Nater 1 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Swen Nater 1 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Swen Nater 2 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Swen Nater 17 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swen Nater .500 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Swen Nater - * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Swen Nater .769 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swen Nater 3.4 (1984) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 2.4 (1984) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.