Allan Houston vs. Paul Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pierce and Allan Houston, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Allan Houston played 12 years in the NBA, 7 less than Paul Pierce, who played 19. Allan Houston had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Paul Pierce had his rookie season in 1998-99. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Allan Houston 12 6 1993-94 to 2004-05
Paul Pierce 19 14 1998-99 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Season 1993-941998-99
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 79 19.2 8.5 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 0.4 0.2 1.3 2.1 3.4 8.5 .405 0.4 1.5 .299 1.1 1.4 .824
difference:+31+14.8+8.0+2.2+2.7+4.9+1.1+1.3+0.8-1.1-0.8+2.5+5.0+.034+1.4+2.8+.113+1.8+2.7+.111
Paul Pierce 48 34.0 16.5 2.4 4.0 6.4 2.4 1.7 1.0 2.4 2.9 5.9 13.5 .439 1.8 4.3 .412 2.9 4.1 .713
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Allan Houston nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Season 1994-951999-00
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 76 26.3 14.5 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.2 0.8 0.2 1.5 2.4 5.2 11.3 .463 2.1 4.9 .424 1.9 2.3 .860
difference:+3+9.1+5.0+0.7+2.5+3.2+0.8+1.3+0.6-0.9-0.8+1.5+3.8+.021+0.8+1.1+.081+3.0+3.9+.062
Paul Pierce 73 35.4 19.5 1.1 4.3 5.4 3.0 2.1 0.8 2.4 3.2 6.7 15.1 .442 1.3 3.8 .343 4.9 6.2 .798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Allan Houston nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Season 1995-962000-01
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 82 37.5 19.7 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 0.7 0.2 2.8 2.8 6.9 15.2 .453 2.3 5.5 .427 3.6 4.4 .823
difference:+0.5+5.6+0.4+2.2+2.7+0.1+1.0+0.6-0.4-0.3+1.5+3.3+.001+0.5+0.8+.044+3.1+4.6+.078
Paul Pierce 82 38.0 25.3 1.1 5.2 6.4 3.1 1.7 0.8 3.2 3.1 8.4 18.5 .454 1.8 4.7 .383 6.7 9.0 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 3 45.3 25.0 0.3 2.3 2.7 2.0 0.0 0.3 3.7 3.7 8.3 19.3 .431 2.3 7.0 .333 6.0 6.7 .900
Paul Pierce DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Season 1996-972001-02
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 81 33.1 14.8 0.5 2.4 3.0 2.2 0.5 0.2 2.1 2.9 5.4 12.7 .423 1.8 4.7 .385 2.2 2.7 .803
difference:+1+7.2+11.3+0.5+3.5+3.9+1.0+1.4+0.8-0.8+3.2+6.8+.019+0.8+1.6+.019+4.1+5.1+.006
Paul Pierce 82 40.3 26.1 1.0 5.9 6.9 3.2 1.9 1.0 2.9 2.9 8.6 19.5 .442 2.6 6.3 .404 6.3 7.8 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 9 40.0 19.2 0.3 2.2 2.6 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.7 1.6 6.4 14.8 .436 2.9 5.8 .500 3.4 3.9 .886
difference:+7+2.0+5.4+1.4+4.7+6.0+1.8+1.0+1.0-1.1-1.7+1.2+4.1+.033+1.0+0.7+.212+4.1+5.9+.122
Paul Pierce 16 42.0 24.6 1.7 6.9 8.6 4.1 1.7 1.3 3.8 3.3 7.6 18.9 .403 1.9 6.5 .288 7.5 9.8 .764

Season 5
Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Season 1997-982002-03
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 82 34.7 18.4 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.6 0.8 0.3 2.4 2.5 7.0 15.6 .447 1.0 2.6 .385 3.5 4.1 .851
difference:+3+4.5+7.5+0.8+3.2+4.0+1.8+1.0+0.5-1.2-0.4+1.4+4.6+.031+0.5+2.3+.083+4.1+5.4+.049
Paul Pierce 79 39.2 25.9 1.3 6.0 7.3 4.4 1.8 0.8 3.6 2.9 8.4 20.2 .416 1.5 4.9 .302 7.6 9.5 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 10 40.4 21.1 0.6 3.2 3.8 2.8 0.5 0.1 3.2 2.7 7.6 17.5 .434 0.9 2.3 .391 5.0 5.8 .862
difference:+4.1+6.0+0.5+4.7+5.2+3.9+1.6+0.7-1.2-1.1+0.1+1.8+.035+0.7+2.2+.035+5.1+5.9+.001
Paul Pierce 10 44.5 27.1 1.1 7.9 9.0 6.7 2.1 0.8 4.4 3.8 7.7 19.3 .399 1.6 4.5 .356 10.1 11.7 .863

Season 6
Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Season 1998-992003-04
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 50 36.3 16.3 0.4 2.6 3.0 2.7 0.7 0.2 2.6 2.3 5.9 14.1 .418 1.1 2.8 .407 3.4 3.9 .862
difference:+30+2.4+6.7+0.5+3.1+3.5+2.4+0.9+0.5-1.2-0.6+1.6+4.6+.016+0.3+2.0+.108+3.1+4.0+.043
Paul Pierce 80 38.7 23.0 0.9 5.7 6.5 5.1 1.6 0.7 3.8 2.9 7.5 18.7 .402 1.4 4.8 .299 6.5 7.9 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 20 39.3 18.5 0.3 2.4 2.7 2.6 0.4 0.1 2.5 2.0 6.8 15.3 .443 0.5 1.8 .250 4.6 5.2 .883
difference:+16+1.5+2.3+1.2+4.9+6.1+0.1+0.9+0.9-3.8-1.0+0.3+3.7+.101+0.8+2.5+.044+1.9+2.6+.044
Paul Pierce 4 40.8 20.8 1.5 7.3 8.8 2.5 1.3 1.0 6.3 3.0 6.5 19.0 .342 1.3 4.3 .294 6.5 7.8 .839

Season 7
Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Season 1999-002004-05
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 82 38.6 19.7 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.7 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.7 7.5 15.5 .483 1.3 3.0 .436 3.4 4.1 .838
difference:+2.5+1.9+0.5+2.8+3.3+1.5+0.8+0.3-0.5-0.4+0.7+0.6+.028+0.6+.066+3.3+4.0+.016
Paul Pierce 82 36.1 21.6 1.0 5.6 6.6 4.2 1.6 0.5 2.8 3.1 6.8 14.9 .455 1.3 3.6 .370 6.7 8.1 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 16 40.8 17.6 0.2 3.1 3.3 1.6 1.2 0.2 2.3 2.6 6.4 14.7 .438 1.2 2.4 .500 3.5 4.1 .862
difference:+9+1.1+5.3+0.8+3.6+4.4+3.0+0.7+1.2-0.4+0.3+1.4+.067+0.2+1.5+.241+4.9+5.6+.006
Paul Pierce 7 39.7 22.9 1.0 6.7 7.7 4.6 1.9 1.4 2.7 2.6 6.7 13.3 .505 1.0 3.9 .259 8.4 9.7 .868

Season 8
Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Season 2000-012005-06
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 78 36.6 18.7 0.3 3.4 3.6 2.2 0.7 0.1 2.1 2.4 6.9 15.5 .449 1.2 3.2 .381 3.6 3.9 .909
difference:+1+2.4+8.1+0.7+2.3+3.1+2.5+0.7+0.3-1.4-0.4+1.8+3.0+.022+0.2+0.8+.027+4.3+6.4+.137
Paul Pierce 79 39.0 26.8 1.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 1.4 0.4 3.5 2.8 8.7 18.5 .471 1.4 4.0 .354 7.9 10.3 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 5 38.0 20.8 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.2 2.0 3.4 7.6 12.8 .594 1.2 2.2 .545 4.4 4.4 1.000
Paul Pierce DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9
Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Season 2001-022006-07
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 77 37.8 20.4 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.5 0.7 0.1 2.2 2.4 7.4 16.9 .437 1.8 4.5 .393 3.8 4.4 .870
difference:+30+0.8+4.6+0.3+2.3+2.6+1.6+0.3+0.2-1.0-0.2+0.5+1.2+.002+0.5+1.4+.004+3.0+4.2+.074
Paul Pierce 47 37.0 25.0 0.8 5.1 5.9 4.1 1.0 0.3 3.2 2.6 7.9 18.1 .439 2.3 5.9 .389 6.8 8.6 .796
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Allan Houston nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 9

Season 10
Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Season 2002-032007-08
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 82 37.9 22.5 0.3 2.5 2.8 2.7 0.7 0.1 2.2 2.3 8.0 17.9 .445 2.2 5.5 .396 4.4 4.8 .919
difference:+2+2.0+2.9+0.4+2.0+2.3+1.8+0.6+0.4-0.6-0.2+1.6+4.2+.019+0.4+0.9+.004+0.7+1.3+.076
Paul Pierce 80 35.9 19.6 0.7 4.5 5.1 4.5 1.3 0.5 2.8 2.5 6.4 13.7 .464 1.8 4.6 .392 5.1 6.1 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston DNP------ --- ----------
Paul Pierce 26 38.1 19.7 0.8 4.2 5.0 4.6 1.1 0.3 3.2 3.5 6.3 14.2 .441 1.7 4.6 .361 5.5 6.8 .802

Season 11
Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Season 2003-042008-09
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 50 36.0 18.5 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.0 0.8 0.0 2.0 2.1 6.8 15.6 .435 1.7 4.0 .431 3.1 3.4 .913
difference:+31+1.5+2.0+0.3+3.0+3.2+1.6+0.2+0.3-0.8-0.6+0.1+1.0+.022+0.2+0.2+.040+2.6+3.4+.083
Paul Pierce 81 37.5 20.5 0.7 5.0 5.6 3.6 1.0 0.3 2.8 2.7 6.7 14.6 .457 1.5 3.8 .391 5.7 6.8 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston DNP------ --- ----------
Paul Pierce 14 39.7 21.0 0.3 5.5 5.8 3.1 1.1 0.4 2.4 3.1 6.8 15.8 .430 1.4 4.1 .333 6.1 7.2 .842

Season 12
Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Season 2004-052009-10
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston 20 26.6 11.9 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.1 0.4 0.1 1.1 2.0 4.3 10.3 .415 1.6 4.0 .388 1.8 2.2 .837
difference:+51+7.4+6.4+0.3+2.8+3.2+1.0+0.8+0.3-1.2-0.8+1.5+1.9+.057+0.1+0.3+.026+3.4+3.9+.015
Paul Pierce 71 34.0 18.3 0.5 3.8 4.4 3.1 1.2 0.4 2.3 2.8 5.8 12.2 .472 1.5 3.7 .414 5.2 6.1 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allan Houston DNP------ --- ----------
Paul Pierce 24 38.8 18.8 0.8 5.1 6.0 3.4 1.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 6.1 14.0 .438 1.7 4.3 .392 4.9 5.9 .824

Additional Years

* Paul Pierce played 7 seasons more than Allan Houston in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 13 to 19, from 2011 to 2017—Paul Pierce played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Allan Houston, Paul Pierce got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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