Luguentz Dort vs. Paul Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pierce and Luguentz Dort, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Luguentz Dort played 7 years in the NBA, 12 less than Paul Pierce, who played 19. Luguentz Dort had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Luguentz Dort 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26
Paul Pierce 19 14 1998-99 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luguentz Dort Paul Pierce
Season 2019-201998-99
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Luguentz Dort 36 22.8 6.8 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.6 2.7 2.4 6.1 .394 0.8 2.8 .297 1.2 1.5 .792
difference:+12+11.2+9.7+1.7+2.4+4.1+1.6+0.8+0.9-1.8-0.2+3.5+7.4+.045+1.0+1.5+.115+1.7+2.6+.079
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Luguentz Dort 6 29.2 12.5 0.8 2.8 3.7 1.0 0.3 1.0 2.5 4.2 4.5 12.7 .355 2.2 8.3 .260 1.3 2.5 .533
Paul Pierce DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Luguentz Dort Paul Pierce
Season 2020-211999-00
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston 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%
Luguentz Dort 52 29.7 14.0 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.6 4.8 12.3 .387 2.2 6.3 .343 2.3 3.2 .744
difference:+21+5.7+5.5+0.4+1.4+1.8+1.3+1.2+0.4-0.9-0.6+1.9+2.8+.055+0.9+2.5+2.6+3.0+.054
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 Luguentz Dort nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Luguentz Dort Paul Pierce
Season 2021-222000-01
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Luguentz Dort 51 32.6 17.2 0.7 3.4 4.2 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.7 2.9 5.7 14.2 .404 2.5 7.7 .332 3.2 3.7 .843
difference:+31+5.4+8.1+0.4+1.8+2.2+1.4+0.8+0.4-1.5-0.2+2.7+4.3+.050+0.7+3.0+.051+3.5+5.3+.098
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
* Neiher Luguentz Dort nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Luguentz Dort Paul Pierce
Season 2022-232001-02
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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%
Luguentz Dort 74 30.7 13.7 1.7 2.9 4.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.2 3.3 4.6 11.8 .388 1.8 5.5 .330 2.7 3.5 .772
difference:+8+9.6+12.4+0.7+3.0+2.3+1.1+0.9+0.7-1.7-0.4+4.0+7.7+.054+0.8+0.8+.074+3.6+4.3+.037
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%
Luguentz Dort DNP------ --- ----------
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
Luguentz Dort Paul Pierce
Season 2023-242002-03
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West 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%
Luguentz Dort 79 28.4 10.9 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.9 3.6 8.3 .438 2.0 5.0 .394 1.6 2.0 .826
difference:+10.8+15.0+0.4+3.3+3.7+3.0+0.9+0.2-2.7+4.8+11.9+.022+0.5+0.1+.092+6.0+7.5+.024
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%
Luguentz Dort 10 35.0 10.7 1.9 2.7 4.6 2.0 1.3 0.2 1.1 4.2 3.3 9.1 .363 2.5 6.4 .391 1.6 1.9 .842
difference:+9.5+16.4+0.8+5.2+4.4+4.7+0.8+0.6-3.3-0.4+4.4+10.2+.036+0.9+1.9+.035+8.5+9.8+.021
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
Luguentz Dort Paul Pierce
Season 2024-252003-04
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics 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%
Luguentz Dort 71 29.2 10.1 1.3 2.9 4.1 1.6 1.1 0.5 0.7 2.9 3.6 8.4 .435 2.4 5.8 .412 0.5 0.6 .717
difference:+9+9.5+12.9+0.4+2.8+2.4+3.5+0.5+0.2-3.1+3.9+10.3+.033+1.0+1.0+.113+6.0+7.3+.102
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%
Luguentz Dort 23 29.0 7.9 1.4 2.5 3.9 0.9 1.3 0.4 0.9 3.3 2.6 7.1 .366 2.1 6.1 .343 0.6 1.0 .636
difference:+19+11.8+12.9+0.1+4.8+4.9+1.6+0.6-5.4-0.3+3.9+11.9+.024+0.8+1.8+.049+5.9+6.8+.203
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
Luguentz Dort Paul Pierce
Season 2025-262004-05
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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%
Luguentz Dort 9 30.3 7.8 1.6 2.9 4.4 1.4 0.9 0.2 0.7 2.8 2.6 7.4 .343 1.3 4.9 .273 1.3 1.4 .923
difference:+73+5.8+13.8+0.6+2.7+2.2+2.8+0.7+0.3-2.1-0.3+4.2+7.5+.112+1.3+.097+5.4+6.7+.101
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%
Luguentz Dort DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Paul Pierce played 12 seasons more than Luguentz Dort in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 19, from 2006 to 2017—Paul Pierce played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 12 extra years over Luguentz Dort, Paul Pierce got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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