Wes Matthews vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Wes Matthews 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

Wes Matthews

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wes Matthews: 1980-81 to 1989-90
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wes Matthews 2 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Wes Matthews 9 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Wes Matthews 7 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Wes Matthews 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Wes Matthews 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wes Matthews 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 7.9 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 4.2 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.0 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.2 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 3,654 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 626 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Wes Matthews 1,955 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Wes Matthews 444 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 81 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Wes Matthews 465 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .478 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .225 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .788 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 12.4 (1981) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.8 (1981) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 6.3 (1986) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.4 (1981) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 (1986) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 4.6 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 1.7 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.1 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 173 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 18 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Wes Matthews 66 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Wes Matthews 14 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 2 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Wes Matthews 38 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .482 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .111 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .800 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 25.3 (1986) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 2.3 (1986) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 8.0 (1986) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 2.0 (1986) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 (1982) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)