Vince Carter vs. Paul Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pierce and Vince Carter, 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 / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Vince Carter played 22 years in the NBA, 3 more than Paul Pierce, who played 19. Vince Carter had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
Vince Carter	22	11	1998-99 to 2019-20
Paul Pierce	19	14	1998-99 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19


Rookie Season
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	1998-99	1998-99
Team	Toronto Raptors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	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		%
Vince Carter	50	35.2	18.3	1.9	3.8	5.7	3.0	1.1	1.5	2.2	2.8	6.9	15.3	.450	0.4	1.3	.288	4.1	5.4	.761
difference:	+2	+1.2	+1.8	+0.5	+0.2	+0.7	+0.6	+0.6	+0.5	-0.2	-0.1	+1.0	+1.8	+.011	+1.4	+3.0	+.124	+1.2	+1.3	+.048
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
* Neiher Vince Carter nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	1999-00	1999-00
Team	Toronto Raptors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Vince Carter	82	38.1	25.7	1.8	4.0	5.8	3.9	1.3	1.1	2.2	3.2	9.6	20.7	.465	1.2	2.9	.403	5.3	6.7	.791
difference:	+9	+2.7	+6.2	+0.7	+0.3	+0.4	+0.9	+0.8	+0.3	-0.2		+2.9	+5.6	+.023	+0.1	+0.9	+.060	+0.4	+0.5	+.007
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	3	39.7	19.3	3.0	3.0	6.0	6.3	1.0	1.3	2.7	4.0	5.0	16.7	.300	0.3	3.3	.100	9.0	10.3	.871
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2000-01	2000-01
Team	Toronto Raptors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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		%
Vince Carter	75	39.7	27.6	2.3	3.2	5.5	3.9	1.5	1.1	2.2	2.7	10.2	22.1	.460	2.2	5.3	.408	5.1	6.7	.765
difference:	+7	+1.7	+2.3	+1.2	+2.0	+0.9	+0.8	+0.2	+0.3	-1.0	-0.4	+1.8	+3.6	+.006	+0.4	+0.6	+.025	+1.6	+2.3	+.020
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	12	45.1	27.3	3.1	3.4	6.5	4.7	1.7	1.7	2.3	3.8	10.2	23.3	.436	2.1	5.1	.410	4.8	6.2	.784
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2001-02	2001-02
Team	Toronto Raptors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Vince Carter	60	39.8	24.7	2.3	2.9	5.2	4.0	1.6	0.7	2.6	3.2	9.3	21.8	.428	2.0	5.2	.387	4.1	5.1	.798
difference:	+22	+0.5	+1.4	+1.3	+3.0	+1.7	+0.8	+0.3	+0.3	-0.3	-0.3	+0.7	+2.3	+.014	+0.6	+1.1	+.017	+2.2	+2.7	+.011
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	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
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2002-03	2002-03
Team	Toronto Raptors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Vince Carter	43	34.2	20.6	1.4	3.0	4.4	3.3	1.1	1.0	1.7	2.8	8.3	17.7	.467	1.0	3.0	.344	3.0	3.7	.806
difference:	+36	+5.0	+5.3	+0.1	+3.0	+2.9	+1.1	+0.7	+0.2	-1.9	-0.1	+0.1	+2.5	+.051	+0.5	+1.9	+.042	+4.6	+5.8	+.004
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2003-04	2003-04
Team	Toronto Raptors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics 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		%
Vince Carter	73	38.2	22.5	1.3	3.5	4.8	4.8	1.2	0.9	3.1	2.9	8.3	20.0	.417	1.3	3.3	.383	4.6	5.7	.806
difference:	+7	+0.5	+0.5	+0.4	+2.2	+1.7	+0.3	+0.4	+0.2	-0.7		+0.8	+1.3	+.015	+0.1	+1.5	+.084	+1.9	+2.2	+.013
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2004-05	2004-05
Team	Toronto Raptors, New Jersey Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	77	36.7	24.5	1.4	3.8	5.2	4.2	1.4	0.6	2.2	3.2	9.0	20.0	.452	1.6	4.1	.406	4.8	6.0	.798
difference:	+5	+0.6	+2.9	+0.4	+1.8	+1.4		+0.2	+0.1	-0.6	-0.1	+2.2	+5.1	+.003	+0.3	+0.5	+.036	+1.9	+2.1	+.024
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	4	45.3	26.8	2.3	6.3	8.5	5.8	2.3	0.0	3.8	4.3	8.8	24.0	.365	1.5	4.8	.316	7.8	9.0	.861
difference:	+3	+5.6	+3.9	+1.3	+0.4	+0.8	+1.2	+0.4	+1.4	-1.1	-1.7	+2.1	+10.7	+.140	+0.5	+0.9	+.057	+0.6	+0.7	+.007
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


Season 8
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2005-06	2005-06
Team	New Jersey Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Vince Carter	79	36.8	24.2	1.7	4.1	5.8	4.3	1.2	0.7	2.7	3.0	8.3	19.2	.430	1.6	4.6	.341	6.1	7.6	.799
difference:		+2.2	+2.6	+0.7	+1.6	+0.9	+0.4	+0.2	+0.3	-0.8	-0.2	+0.4	+0.7	+.041	+0.2	+0.6	+.013	+1.8	+2.7	+.027
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	11	40.9	29.6	1.5	5.5	7.0	5.3	1.8	0.5	2.4	3.1	10.3	22.2	.463	1.3	5.3	.241	7.8	9.8	.796
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2006-07	2006-07
Team	New Jersey Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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		%
Vince Carter	82	38.1	25.2	1.4	4.6	6.0	4.8	1.0	0.4	2.6	3.2	8.9	19.5	.454	1.9	5.3	.357	5.6	7.0	.802
difference:	+35	+1.1	+0.2	+0.6	+0.5	+0.1	+0.7		+0.1	-0.6	-0.6	+1.0	+1.4	+.015	+0.4	+0.6	+.032	+1.2	+1.6	+.006
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	12	40.6	22.3	1.4	5.4	6.8	5.3	0.9	0.6	3.2	2.9	7.8	19.6	.396	1.8	4.5	.389	5.1	7.3	.693
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2007-08	2007-08
Team	New Jersey Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
Vince Carter	76	38.9	21.3	1.5	4.5	6.0	5.1	1.2	0.4	2.4	3.2	7.7	16.9	.456	1.3	3.6	.359	4.6	5.6	.816
difference:	+4	+3.0	+1.7	+0.8		+0.9	+0.6	+0.1	+0.1	-0.4	-0.7	+1.3	+3.2	+.008	+0.5	+1.0	+.033	+0.5	+0.5	+.027
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

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


Season 11
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2008-09	2008-09
Team	New Jersey Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Vince Carter	80	36.8	20.8	0.9	4.2	5.1	4.7	1.0	0.5	2.1	2.9	7.4	16.8	.437	1.9	4.9	.385	4.2	5.1	.817
difference:	+1	+0.7	+0.3	+0.2	+0.8	+0.5	+1.1		+0.2	-0.7	-0.2	+0.7	+2.2	+.020	+0.4	+1.1	+.006	+1.5	+1.7	+.013
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

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


Season 12
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2009-10	2009-10
Team	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
Vince Carter	75	30.8	16.6	0.4	3.5	3.9	3.1	0.7	0.2	1.4	2.5	5.8	13.5	.428	1.6	4.3	.367	3.4	4.1	.840
difference:	+4	+3.2	+1.7	+0.1	+0.3	+0.5		+0.5	+0.2	-0.9	-0.3		+1.3	+.044	+0.1	+0.6	+.047	+1.8	+2.0	+.012
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	14	34.3	15.5	0.6	3.6	4.2	2.3	0.9	0.2	1.6	3.6	5.3	13.1	.402	0.9	3.6	.235	4.1	4.9	.826
difference:	+10	+4.5	+3.3	+0.2	+1.5	+1.8	+1.1	+0.1	+0.4	-1.1	-0.3	+0.8	+0.9	+.036	+0.8	+0.7	+.157	+0.8	+1.0	+.002
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


Season 13
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2010-11	2010-11
Team	Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Vince Carter	73	28.1	14.0	0.7	3.0	3.8	2.0	0.9	0.3	1.2	2.6	5.3	12.2	.437	1.6	4.4	.361	1.8	2.4	.740
difference:	+7	+6.6	+4.9	+0.3	+2.0	+1.6	+1.3	+0.1	+0.3	-0.9	-0.3	+1.0	+0.6	+.060	+0.2	+0.7	+.013	+3.0	+3.2	+.120
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

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


Season 14
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2011-12	2011-12
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Vince Carter	61	25.3	10.1	0.5	2.8	3.4	2.3	0.9	0.4	1.4	2.2	3.7	8.9	.411	1.2	3.4	.361	1.6	1.9	.826
difference:		+8.7	+9.3	+0.1	+1.8	+1.8	+2.2	+0.2		-1.4	-0.2	+2.8	+5.7	+.032	+0.4	+1.1	+.005	+3.2	+3.7	+.026
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	4	26.8	8.3	1.3	4.3	5.5	0.3	1.3	0.5	1.5	2.8	3.0	10.3	.293	0.8	2.5	.300	1.5	2.0	.750
difference:	+16	+12.1	+10.6	+0.6	+1.1	+0.6	+2.8	+0.2	+0.4	-1.3	-0.6	+3.0	+5.3	+.093	+0.6	+1.9	+.010	+4.0	+4.2	+.144
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


Season 15
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2012-13	2012-13
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
Vince Carter	81	25.8	13.4	0.7	3.4	4.1	2.4	0.9	0.5	1.3	2.8	4.6	10.6	.435	2.0	4.9	.406	2.2	2.8	.816
difference:	+4	+7.6	+5.2	+0.1	+2.3	+2.2	+2.4	+0.2	+0.1	-1.5	-0.1	+1.6	+3.6	+.001	+0.1	+0.1	+.026	+2.1	+2.7	+.029
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

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


Season 16
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2013-14	2013-14
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Vince Carter	81	24.4	11.9	0.8	2.7	3.5	2.6	0.8	0.4	1.3	2.6	4.1	10.0	.407	1.8	4.6	.394	2.0	2.4	.821
difference:	+6	+3.6	+1.6	+0.5	+1.6	+1.1	+0.2	+0.3		-0.7	-0.1	+0.2	+0.5	+.044	+0.3	+0.6	+.021	+1.4	+1.7	+.005
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	7	27.1	12.6	1.0	2.6	3.6	2.4	0.4	0.3	0.9	1.7	4.4	9.7	.456	2.1	4.4	.484	1.6	2.0	.786
difference:	+5	+3.6	+1.1	+0.7	+1.6	+0.9	+0.4	+0.8		-0.8	-2.0	+0.6	+1.1	+.009	+0.5		+.126	+0.5	+0.7	+.005
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


Season 17
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2014-15	2014-15
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis

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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		%
Vince Carter	66	16.5	5.8	0.4	1.6	2.0	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.7	1.5	2.0	6.2	.333	1.0	3.5	.297	0.7	0.9	.789
difference:	+7	+9.7	+6.1	+0.2	+1.8	+2.0	+0.8	+0.1	+0.1	-0.6	-0.7	+2.0	+2.8	+.114	+0.6	+0.7	+.092	+1.5	+2.0	+.008
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	11	17.8	6.3	1.2	3.1	4.3	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.6	1.5	2.5	6.1	.403	0.6	2.5	.250	0.7	0.8	.889
difference:	+1	+12.0	+8.3	+1.2	+1.1	+0.1	+0.1		+0.5	-0.4	-1.8	+2.3	+3.8	+.082	+2.7	+3.8	+.274	+1.0	+1.2	+.039
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


Season 18
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2015-16	2015-16
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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18th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	60	16.8	6.6	0.5	1.9	2.4	0.9	0.6	0.3	0.6	1.7	2.2	5.7	.388	1.0	2.8	.349	1.2	1.4	.833
difference:	+8	+1.3	+0.5	+0.3	+0.7	+0.3	+0.1	+0.1		-0.3	-0.2	+0.1	+0.1	+.025	+0.1	+0.8	+.039	+0.4	+0.4	+.015
Paul Pierce	68	18.1	6.1	0.2	2.6	2.7	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.9	1.9	2.1	5.8	.363	1.1	3.6	.310	0.8	1.0	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	4	22.8	11.3	1.3	2.5	3.8	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.8	2.3	3.8	8.3	.455	1.8	2.5	.700	2.0	2.0	1.000
difference:	+1	+12.0	+10.1	+1.3	+1.3	+2.6	+1.1	+0.1	+0.3	-0.4	-1.1	+3.4	+5.9	+.288	+1.6	+1.5	+.500	+1.8	+1.2	+.750
Paul Pierce	5	10.8	1.2	0.0	1.2	1.2	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.4	1.2	0.4	2.4	.167	0.2	1.0	.200	0.2	0.8	.250


Season 19
	Vince Carter	Paul Pierce
Season	2016-17	2016-17
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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19th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	73	24.6	8.0	0.5	2.6	3.1	1.8	0.8	0.5	0.7	2.2	2.6	6.7	.394	1.5	4.1	.378	1.2	1.6	.765
difference:	+48	+13.5	+4.8	+0.5	+0.7	+1.2	+1.4	+0.6	+0.3	-0.1	-0.6	+1.5	+3.9	+.006	+0.9	+2.4	+.029	+0.8	+1.1	+.004
Paul Pierce	25	11.1	3.2	0.0	1.9	1.9	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.6	1.6	1.1	2.8	.400	0.6	1.7	.349	0.4	0.5	.769

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	6	32.5	9.2	0.7	2.7	3.3	1.5	0.3	0.0	1.7	2.5	3.3	7.0	.476	1.3	3.3	.400	1.2	1.2	1.000
difference:	+1	+18.1	+6.2	+0.4	+1.0	+1.3	+0.5			-1.1	-0.9	+2.2	+4.4	+.032	+0.7	+1.9		+1.1	+1.1
Paul Pierce	7	14.4	3.0	0.3	1.7	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.6	1.6	1.1	2.6	.444	0.6	1.4	.400	0.1	0.1	1.000

Additional Years

* Vince Carter played 3 seasons more than Paul Pierce in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 20 to 22, from 2018 to 2020—Vince Carter didn't play in the postseason.

Vince Carter vs. Paul Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pierce and Vince Carter, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Season 15

15th Season Stats Comparison

Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

Season 17

17th Season Stats Comparison

Season 18

18th Season Stats Comparison

Season 19

19th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years