Stephon Castle vs. Paul Pierce Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pierce and Stephon Castle, 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.
Stephon Castle played 1 year in the NBA, 18 less than Paul Pierce, who played 19. Stephon Castle had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Paul Pierce | 19 | 14 | 1998-99 to 2016-17 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Paul Pierce | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1998-99 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +33 | +7.3 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +2.7 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | -0.2 | -0.9 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +.011 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +.127 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +.011 |
| 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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| * Neiher Stephon Castle nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Paul Pierce played 18 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 19, from 2000 to 2017—Paul Pierce played in 14 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 18 extra years over Stephon Castle, Paul Pierce got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 1 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-NBA Third Team 10 All-Star Game |