Tom Burleson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Burleson 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.