Jake LaRavia vs. Paul Pierce Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pierce and Jake LaRavia, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Jake LaRavia played 3 years in the NBA, 16 less than Paul Pierce, who played 19. Jake LaRavia had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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 |
| Jake LaRavia |
3 |
0 |
2022-23 to 2024-25 |
| Paul Pierce |
19 |
14 |
1998-99 to 2016-17 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jake LaRavia |
35 |
11.8 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.389 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.338 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.778 |
| difference: | +13 | +22.2 | +13.5 | +1.9 | +2.7 | +4.6 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +0.9 | -1.9 | -1.5 | +4.8 | +10.8 | +.050 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +.074 | +2.7 | +3.8 | +.065 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Jake LaRavia nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jake LaRavia |
35 |
23.0 |
10.8 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
8.7 |
.389 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
.340 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.826 |
| difference: | +38 | +12.4 | +8.7 | +0.4 | +2.1 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +0.5 | -1.1 | -1.2 | +3.3 | +6.4 | +.053 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +.003 | +2.3 | +3.1 | +.028 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Jake LaRavia nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jake LaRavia |
66 |
20.4 |
6.9 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
5.1 |
.475 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.423 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.678 |
| difference: | +16 | +17.6 | +18.4 | +0.3 | +2.6 | +2.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.5 | -1.9 | -1.1 | +6.0 | +13.4 | +.021 | +0.9 | +2.5 | +.040 | +5.5 | +7.3 | +.067 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Jake LaRavia nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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Additional Years |
* Paul Pierce played 16 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 19, from 2002 to 2017—Paul Pierce played in 14 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 16 extra years over Jake LaRavia, Paul Pierce got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Finals MVP
1 All-NBA Second Team
3 All-NBA Third Team
10 All-Star Game
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