Xavier McDaniel vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Xavier McDaniel 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

Xavier McDaniel

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Xavier McDaniel: 1985-86 to 1997-98
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Xavier McDaniel 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Xavier McDaniel 12 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Xavier McDaniel 7 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Xavier McDaniel 1 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Xavier McDaniel 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Xavier McDaniel 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 15.6 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 6.1 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 2.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.9 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.5 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier McDaniel 13,606 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Xavier McDaniel 5,313 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Xavier McDaniel 1,775 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Xavier McDaniel 791 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Xavier McDaniel 416 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Xavier McDaniel 870 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier McDaniel .485 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Xavier McDaniel .261 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Xavier McDaniel .718 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 23.0 (1987) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 8.6 (1987) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 3.4 (1988) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 1.4 (1987) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.7 (1988) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 17.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 7.0 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 2.6 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.7 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.4 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier McDaniel 867 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Xavier McDaniel 357 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Xavier McDaniel 131 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Xavier McDaniel 36 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Xavier McDaniel 22 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Xavier McDaniel 51 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier McDaniel .464 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Xavier McDaniel .282 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Xavier McDaniel .667 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 21.2 (1988) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 9.6 (1988) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 5.0 (1988) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 1.5 (1987) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.8 (1993) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)