Allan Houston vs. Paul Pierce: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Paul Pierce and Allan Houston to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Paul Pierce is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Allan Houston.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Paul Pierce scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Allan Houston has a better scoring average in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Paul Pierce averages 2.4 points more than Allan Houston in his 12 seasons (19.7 points against 17.3), and he also scored a total of 11,846 points more (26,397 vs. 14,551).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allan Houston 17.3
12
Paul Pierce 19.7
+2.4
19

Total Points

Seasons
Allan Houston 14,551
12
Paul Pierce 26,397
+11,846
19

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Allan Houston has a better career point average than Paul Pierce (+0.6 points per game) while Paul Pierce scored more points (+1,966).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allan Houston 19.3
+0.6
6
Paul Pierce 18.7
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Allan Houston 1,214
6
Paul Pierce 3,180
+1,966
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Allan Houston 2
+1
Paul Pierce 1

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 4
Paul Pierce 21
+17

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 63
Paul Pierce 198
+135

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 329
Paul Pierce 668
+339

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 684
Paul Pierce 1,161
+477

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 824
Paul Pierce 1,322
+498

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 15
Paul Pierce 21
+6

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 0
Paul Pierce 3
+3

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 6
Paul Pierce 16
+10

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 25
Paul Pierce 73
+48

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 61
Paul Pierce 148
+87

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 63
Paul Pierce 165
+102

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 0
Paul Pierce 5
+5

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839
difference:+2.4+0.1+0.2+0.1+0.4+3.4+2.1+2.8+5.7+7+504
Paul Pierce 19.7 6.5 14.5 44.5 1.6 4.3 36.8 5.2 6.4 80.6 19 1,343

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839
difference:+11,846+3,331+7,448+0.1+838+2,569+3.4+4,346+5,599+5.7+7+504
Paul Pierce 26,397 8,668 19,465 44.5 2,143 5,816 36.8 6,918 8,578 80.6 19 1,343

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63
difference:+0.6+0.9+1.2+2.5+0.4+1.7+6.5+0.8+1.3+5.4+8+107
Paul Pierce 18.7 6.0 14.2 42.3 1.6 4.6 35.5 5.1 6.1 83.0 14 170

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63
difference:+1,966+587+1,445+2.5+200+596+6.5+592+733+5.4+8+107
Paul Pierce 3,180 1,022 2,415 42.3 276 777 35.5 860 1,036 83.0 14 170

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 8.5
199479
Paul Pierce 16.5
+8.0
199948

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.5
199576
Paul Pierce 19.5
+5.0
200073

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
199682
Paul Pierce 25.3
+5.6
200182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.8
199781
Paul Pierce 26.1
+11.3
200282

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.4
199882
Paul Pierce 25.9
+7.5
200379

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 16.3
199950
Paul Pierce 23.0
+6.7
200480

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
200082
Paul Pierce 21.6
+1.9
200582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.7
200178
Paul Pierce 26.8
+8.1
200679

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.4
200277
Paul Pierce 25.0
+4.6
200747

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 22.5
+2.9
200382
Paul Pierce 19.6
2008NBA Champion80

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.5
200450
Paul Pierce 20.5
+2.0
200981

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 11.9
200520
Paul Pierce 18.3
+6.4
201071

Paul Pierce's additional seasons:

* Paul Pierce played 7 seasons more than Allan Houston in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 19, from 2011 to 2017—he averaged 14.2 points in a total of 459 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940
Paul Pierce -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20000

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 25.0
+25.0
19963
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20010

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.2
19979
Paul Pierce 24.6
+5.4
200216

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 21.1
199810
Paul Pierce 27.1
+6.0
200310

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.5
199920
Paul Pierce 20.8
+2.3
20044

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 17.6
200016
Paul Pierce 22.9
+5.3
20057

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.8
+20.8
20015
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20060

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20020
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20070

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20030
Paul Pierce 19.7
+19.7
2008NBA Champion26

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20040
Paul Pierce 21.0
+21.0
200914

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20050
Paul Pierce 18.8
+18.8
201024

Paul Pierce's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Paul Pierce played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.7 points in a total of 69 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 1.2.