Paul Pierce vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / 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.

Paul Pierce played 19 years in the NBA, 2 more than Lou Williams, who played 17. Paul Pierce had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Lou Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Lou Williams	17	10	2005-06 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17


Rookie Season
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	1998-99	2005-06
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	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:	+18	+29.2	+14.6	+2.3	+3.5	+5.8	+2.1	+1.5	+1.0	-2.0	-2.5	+5.1	+11.8	+.003	+1.7	+4.0	+.190	+2.6	+3.7	+.098
Lou Williams	30	4.8	1.9	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.7	.442	0.1	0.3	.222	0.3	0.4	.615

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paul Pierce nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	1999-00	2006-07
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	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:	+12	+24.1	+15.2	+0.8	+3.4	+4.3	+1.2	+1.7	+0.8	-1.6	-2.5	+5.2	+11.6	+.001	+1.1	+3.2	+.019	+3.9	+4.7	+.102
Lou Williams	61	11.3	4.3	0.3	0.9	1.1	1.8	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.7	1.5	3.5	.441	0.2	0.6	.324	1.0	1.5	.696

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paul Pierce nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2000-01	2007-08
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+2	+14.7	+13.8	+0.6	+3.6	+4.3	+0.1	+0.7	+0.6	-1.6	-1.5	+4.4	+9.1	+.030	+1.1	+2.8	+.024	+3.9	+5.4	+.038
Lou Williams	80	23.3	11.5	0.5	1.6	2.1	3.2	1.0	0.2	1.6	1.6	4.0	9.4	.424	0.7	1.9	.359	2.8	3.6	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	6	22.5	12.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.8	4.0	10.0	.400	0.3	1.5	.222	3.7	5.0	.733


Season 4
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2001-02	2008-09
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+16.6	+13.3	+0.6	+4.3	+4.9	+0.2	+0.9	+0.8	-1.0	-1.3	+4.5	+9.1	+.044	+1.8	+3.6	+.118	+2.5	+3.0	+.019
Lou Williams	81	23.7	12.8	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.0	1.0	0.2	1.9	1.6	4.1	10.4	.398	0.8	2.7	.286	3.8	4.8	.790

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+10	+17.2	+14.9	+1.4	+4.7	+6.1	+1.3	+1.2	+1.1	-1.8	-1.6	+4.1	+10.4	+.009	+0.9	+3.8	+.087	+5.8	+7.3	+.097
Lou Williams	6	24.8	9.7	0.3	2.2	2.5	2.8	0.5	0.2	2.0	1.7	3.5	8.5	.412	1.0	2.7	.375	1.7	2.5	.667


Season 5
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2002-03	2009-10
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+15	+9.3	+11.9	+0.9	+3.5	+4.4	+0.2	+0.5	+0.6	-1.9	-1.2	+3.4	+9.6	+.054	+0.4	+1.7	+.038	+4.6	+5.9	+.022
Lou Williams	64	29.9	14.0	0.4	2.5	2.9	4.2	1.3	0.2	1.7	1.7	5.0	10.6	.470	1.1	3.2	.340	3.0	3.6	.824

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Lou Williams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2003-04	2010-11
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	76ers 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+15.4	+9.3	+0.5	+4.1	+4.5	+1.7	+1.0	+0.5	-2.4	-1.2	+3.2	+8.1	+.004	+0.2	+1.4	+.049	+2.6	+3.2	+.004
Lou Williams	75	23.3	13.7	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.4	0.6	0.2	1.4	1.7	4.3	10.6	.406	1.2	3.4	.348	3.9	4.7	.823

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+14.8	+10.0	+1.5	+5.7	+7.2	+0.5	+0.3	+1.0	-5.5	-1.8	+3.1	+8.6	+.015	+0.1	+0.3	+.006	+3.7	+4.0	+.102
Lou Williams	5	26.0	10.8	0.0	1.6	1.6	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.8	1.2	3.4	10.4	.327	1.2	4.0	.300	2.8	3.8	.737


Season 7
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2004-05	2011-12
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+18	+9.8	+6.7	+0.5	+3.6	+4.2	+0.7	+0.8	+0.2	-1.7	-1.7	+1.8	+2.7	+.048			+.008	+3.0	+3.5	+.010
Lou Williams	64	26.3	14.9	0.5	2.0	2.4	3.5	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.4	5.0	12.2	.407	1.3	3.6	.362	3.7	4.6	.812

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+6	+12.2	+11.4	+0.8	+4.9	+5.6	+1.6	+0.9	+1.4	-1.5	-1.3	+2.9	+2.4	+.153	+0.4	+0.2	+.092	+5.2	+5.7	+.080
Lou Williams	13	27.5	11.5	0.2	1.8	2.1	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.3	3.8	10.9	.352	0.6	3.7	.167	3.2	4.0	.788


Season 8
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2005-06	2012-13
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+40	+10.3	+12.7	+0.8	+3.9	+4.6	+1.1	+0.3	+0.1	-1.6	-1.4	+3.9	+7.1	+.049	+0.4	+1.0	+.013	+5.2	+7.2	+.096
Lou Williams	39	28.7	14.1	0.2	1.8	2.1	3.6	1.1	0.3	1.9	1.4	4.8	11.4	.422	1.8	5.0	.367	2.7	3.1	.868

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paul Pierce nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2006-07	2013-14
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+13	+12.9	+14.6	+0.6	+3.2	+3.8	+0.6	+0.2	+0.2	-1.7	-1.5	+4.6	+9.9	+.039	+1.0	+2.0	+.047	+4.3	+5.6	+.053
Lou Williams	60	24.1	10.4	0.2	1.9	2.1	3.5	0.8	0.1	1.5	1.1	3.3	8.2	.400	1.3	3.9	.342	2.5	3.0	.849

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	7	19.0	8.3	0.0	2.3	2.3	1.1	1.0	0.1	1.9	1.4	2.7	7.1	.380	0.7	2.3	.313	2.1	2.3	.938


Season 10
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2007-08	2014-15
Team	Boston Celtics	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	Sixth Man of the Year
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:		+10.7	+4.1	+0.4	+2.9	+3.2	+2.4	+0.2	+0.4	-1.5	-1.2	+1.7	+2.1	+.060	+0.1	+1.0	+.052	+0.8	+1.2	+.018
Lou Williams	80	25.2	15.5	0.3	1.6	1.9	2.1	1.1	0.1	1.3	1.3	4.7	11.6	.404	1.9	5.6	.340	4.3	4.9	.861

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+22	+12.6	+6.9	+0.3	+2.9	+3.2	+3.3	+0.4	+0.3	-2.4	-1.2	+2.3	+1.4	+.127	+0.7	+0.7	+.171	+1.7	+2.3	+.031
Lou Williams	4	25.5	12.8	0.5	1.3	1.8	1.3	1.5	0.0	0.8	2.3	4.0	12.8	.314	1.0	5.3	.190	3.8	4.5	.833


Season 11
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2008-09	2015-16
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+14	+9.0	+5.2	+0.2	+2.9	+3.1	+1.1	+0.1		-1.2	-1.1	+2.5	+4.3	+.049	+0.1	+1.0	+.047	+0.4	+0.5
Lou Williams	67	28.5	15.3	0.5	2.1	2.5	2.5	0.9	0.3	1.6	1.6	4.2	10.3	.408	1.6	4.8	.344	5.3	6.3	.830

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Lou Williams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2009-10	2016-17
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+10	+9.4	+0.8	+0.2	+1.6	+1.9	+0.1	+0.2	+0.2	-0.3	-1.7	+0.5	+0.1	+.043	+0.5	+1.8	+.049	+0.2	+0.5	+.028
Lou Williams	81	24.6	17.5	0.3	2.2	2.5	3.0	1.0	0.2	2.0	1.1	5.3	12.3	.429	2.0	5.5	.365	5.0	5.6	.880

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+13	+14.1	+6.3	+0.2	+3.0	+3.3	+2.1	+0.4	+0.5	-1.4	-1.8	+1.6	+3.3	+.014	+0.6	+0.8	+.084	+2.5	+3.3	+.073
Lou Williams	11	24.7	12.5	0.6	2.1	2.7	1.3	0.6	0.1	1.3	1.5	4.5	10.7	.424	1.1	3.5	.308	2.4	2.6	.897


Season 13
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2010-11	2017-18
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Pierce	80	34.7	18.9	0.4	5.0	5.4	3.3	1.0	0.6	2.1	2.9	6.3	12.8	.497	1.4	3.7	.374	4.8	5.6	.860
difference:	+1	+1.9	+3.7	+0.1	+3.0	+2.9	+2.0	+0.1	+0.4	-0.9	-1.6	+1.1	+4.1	+.062	+1.0	+2.9	+.015	+0.7	+0.6	+.020
Lou Williams	79	32.8	22.6	0.5	2.0	2.5	5.3	1.1	0.2	3.0	1.3	7.4	16.9	.435	2.4	6.6	.359	5.5	6.2	.880

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Pierce	9	38.1	20.8	0.6	4.4	5.0	2.8	1.3	0.4	2.7	3.3	7.6	16.4	.459	2.3	5.2	.447	3.3	3.8	.882
Lou Williams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2011-12	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Pierce	61	34.0	19.4	0.6	4.6	5.2	4.5	1.1	0.4	2.8	2.4	6.5	14.6	.443	1.6	4.5	.366	4.8	5.6	.852
difference:	+14	+7.4	+0.6	+0.1	+2.2	+2.2	+0.9	+0.3	+0.3	-0.4	-1.3		+0.6	+.018	+0.2	+0.6	+.005	+0.9	+0.9	+.024
Lou Williams	75	26.6	20.0	0.5	2.4	3.0	5.4	0.8	0.1	2.4	1.1	6.5	15.2	.425	1.4	3.9	.361	5.7	6.5	.876

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Pierce	20	38.9	18.9	0.7	5.4	6.1	3.1	1.5	0.9	2.8	3.4	6.0	15.6	.386	1.4	4.4	.310	5.5	6.2	.894
difference:	+14	+9.6	+2.8	+0.3	+3.6	+3.3	+4.6	+0.7	+0.7	-0.2	-1.1	+1.5	+1.7	+.047	+0.4	+1.4	+.023	+0.2	+0.6	+.065
Lou Williams	6	29.3	21.7	1.0	1.8	2.8	7.7	0.8	0.2	3.0	2.3	7.5	17.3	.433	1.0	3.0	.333	5.7	6.8	.829


Season 15
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2012-13	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Pierce	77	33.4	18.6	0.6	5.7	6.3	4.8	1.1	0.4	2.8	2.7	6.2	14.2	.436	1.9	5.0	.380	4.3	5.5	.787
difference:	+12	+4.7	+0.4	+0.1	+3.1	+3.2	+0.8	+0.4	+0.2		-1.5	+0.2	+0.2	+.018	+0.2	+0.2	+.028	+0.2	+0.3	+.074
Lou Williams	65	28.7	18.2	0.5	2.6	3.1	5.6	0.7	0.2	2.8	1.2	6.0	14.4	.418	1.7	4.8	.352	4.5	5.2	.861

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Pierce	6	42.5	19.2	0.7	5.0	5.7	5.3	0.8	0.5	5.3	3.5	6.5	17.7	.368	1.8	6.8	.268	4.3	4.8	.897
difference:	+7	+16.3	+6.4	+0.2	+2.4	+2.5	+1.1		+0.3	-3.7	-2.1	+1.7	+6.5	+.057	+0.9	+2.9	+.033	+2.0	+2.0	+.086
Lou Williams	13	26.2	12.8	0.5	2.6	3.2	4.2	0.8	0.2	1.6	1.4	4.8	11.2	.425	0.9	3.9	.235	2.3	2.8	.811


Season 16
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2013-14	2020-21
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Los Angeles Clippers, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals

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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Pierce	75	28.0	13.5	0.3	4.3	4.6	2.4	1.1	0.4	2.0	2.5	4.3	9.5	.451	1.5	4.0	.373	3.4	4.1	.826
difference:	+9	+6.4	+2.2		+2.5	+2.5	+1.0	+0.4	+0.3	-0.4	-1.6	+0.3	+0.3	+.041	+0.5	+1.4	+.026	+1.1	+1.5	+.041
Lou Williams	66	21.6	11.3	0.3	1.8	2.1	3.4	0.7	0.1	1.6	0.9	4.0	9.8	.410	1.0	2.6	.399	2.3	2.6	.867

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Pierce	12	30.7	13.7	0.3	4.2	4.5	2.0	1.2	0.3	1.7	3.7	5.0	10.8	.465	1.6	4.4	.358	2.1	2.7	.781
difference:	+6	+15.3	+6.0	+0.2	+2.9	+3.1	+0.2	+0.5	+0.2	-0.5	-2.8	+2.2	+4.7	+.010	+0.9	+2.7	+.075	+0.7	+1.2	+.182
Lou Williams	18	15.4	7.7	0.1	1.3	1.4	2.2	0.7	0.1	1.2	0.9	2.8	6.1	.455	0.7	1.7	.433	1.4	1.5	.963


Season 17
	Paul Pierce	Lou Williams
Season	2014-15	2021-22
Team	Washington Wizards	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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17th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Pierce	73	26.2	11.9	0.6	3.4	4.0	2.0	0.6	0.3	1.3	2.2	4.0	9.0	.447	1.6	4.2	.389	2.2	2.9	.781
difference:	+17	+11.9	+5.6	+0.3	+2.1	+2.4	+0.1	+0.1	+0.2	-0.5	-1.3	+1.8	+3.3	+.056	+0.9	+2.4	+.026	+1.0	+1.5	+.078
Lou Williams	56	14.3	6.3	0.3	1.3	1.6	1.9	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.9	2.2	5.7	.391	0.7	1.8	.363	1.2	1.4	.859

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Pierce	10	29.8	14.6	0.0	4.2	4.2	0.9	0.6	0.7	1.0	3.3	4.8	9.9	.485	3.3	6.3	.524	1.7	2.0	.850
Lou Williams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years

* Paul Pierce played 2 seasons more than Lou Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 18 to 19, from 2016 to 2017—Paul Pierce played in two Playoffs.

Paul Pierce vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams 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.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

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Season 2

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Season 3

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Season 4

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Season 5

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Season 6

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Season 7

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Season 8

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Season 9

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Season 10

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Season 11

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Season 12

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Season 13

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Season 14

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Season 15

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Season 16

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Season 17

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