Paul Pierce vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Paul Pierce, 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.
Paul Pierce played 19 years in the NBA, 17 more than Amen Thompson, who played 2. Paul Pierce had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Amen Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 |
| Paul Pierce |
19 |
14 |
1998-99 to 2016-17 |
| Amen Thompson |
2 |
1 |
2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Paul Pierce |
Amen Thompson |
| Season |
1998-99 | 2023-24 |
| Team |
Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +14 | +11.6 | +7.0 | | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -0.9 | -0.6 | +2.0 | +6.3 | +.097 | +1.7 | +3.4 | +.274 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +.029 |
| Amen Thompson |
62 |
22.4 |
9.5 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
6.6 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
7.2 |
.536 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
.138 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.684 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Paul Pierce nor Amen Thompson 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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +4 | +3.2 | +5.4 | +1.7 | +1.1 | +2.8 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -0.4 | -0.8 | +1.1 | +5.0 | +.115 | +0.9 | +2.5 | +.068 | +2.5 | +2.6 | +.114 |
| Amen Thompson |
69 |
32.2 |
14.1 |
2.8 |
5.4 |
8.2 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
10.1 |
.557 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.275 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
.684 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amen Thompson |
7 |
33.0 |
15.7 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
6.9 |
3.3 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
12.1 |
.494 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.250 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
.694 |
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Additional Years |
* Paul Pierce played 17 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 19, from 2001 to 2017—Paul Pierce played in 14 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 17 extra years over Amen Thompson, 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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