Tom Payne vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Payne: 1971-72 to 1971-72
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Payne 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Tom Payne 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Tom Payne 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Tom Payne 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Payne 0 Paul Pierce 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Payne 4.1 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Payne 2.4 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Payne 0.5 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Payne 119 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Tom Payne 69 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Tom Payne 15 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Tom Payne 29 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Payne .437 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Tom Payne .630 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Payne 4.1 (1972) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Payne 2.4 (1972) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tom Payne 0.5 (1972) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Payne 4.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Payne 4.0 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Payne 0.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Payne 4 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Tom Payne 4 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Tom Payne 0 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Tom Payne 1 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Payne 1.000 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Tom Payne .400 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Payne 4.0 (1972) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Payne 4.0 (1972) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tom Payne 0.0 (1972) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tom Payne - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.