Brandon Jennings vs. Paul Pierce: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Paul Pierce and Brandon Jennings 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 Brandon Jennings.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Paul Pierce has better scoring stats than Brandon Jennings in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 5.6 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (19.7 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 18,596 points more (26,397 vs. 7,801).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 14.1
9
Paul Pierce 19.7
+5.6
19

Total Points

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 7,801
9
Paul Pierce 26,397
+18,596
19

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paul Pierce has a better career point average than Brandon Jennings (+9.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,957).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 8.9
4
Paul Pierce 18.7
+9.8
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 223
4
Paul Pierce 3,180
+2,957
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Paul Pierce 1

40+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Paul Pierce 21
+20

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 33
Paul Pierce 198
+165

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 150
Paul Pierce 668
+518

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 358
Paul Pierce 1,161
+803

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 535
Paul Pierce 1,322
+787

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 20
Paul Pierce 21
+1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 0
Paul Pierce 3
+3

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Paul Pierce 16
+15

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 4
Paul Pierce 73
+69

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 10
Paul Pierce 148
+138

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 18
Paul Pierce 165
+147

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 7
+2
Paul Pierce 5

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 14.1 5.0 12.8 38.7 1.6 4.8 34.5 2.5 3.1 79.6 9 555
difference:+5.6+1.5+1.7+5.8+0.5+2.3+2.7+3.3+1.0+10+788
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
Brandon Jennings 7,801 2,750 7,099 38.7 914 2,648 34.5 1,387 1,743 79.6 9 555
difference:+18,596+5,918+12,366+5.8+1,229+3,168+2.3+5,531+6,835+1.0+10+788
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
Brandon Jennings 8.9 3.2 8.6 37.2 0.8 3.4 23.8 1.7 2.2 79.6 4 25
difference:+9.8+2.8+5.6+5.1+0.8+1.2+11.7+3.4+3.9+3.4+10+145
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
Brandon Jennings 223 80 215 37.2 20 84 23.8 43 54 79.6 4 25
difference:+2,957+942+2,200+5.1+256+693+11.7+817+982+3.4+10+145
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
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201082
Paul Pierce 16.5
+1.0
199948

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 16.2
201163
Paul Pierce 19.5
+3.3
200073

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 19.1
201266
Paul Pierce 25.3
+6.2
200182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 17.5
201380
Paul Pierce 26.1
+8.6
200282

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201480
Paul Pierce 25.9
+10.4
200379

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.4
201541
Paul Pierce 23.0
+7.6
200480

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648
Paul Pierce 21.6
+14.7
200582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781
Paul Pierce 26.8
+19.7
200679

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 5.2
201814
Paul Pierce 25.0
+19.8
200747

Paul Pierce's additional seasons:

* Paul Pierce played 10 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 19, from 2008 to 2017—he averaged 16.0 points in a total of 691 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.5 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 18.7
+18.7
20107
Paul Pierce -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20000

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20010

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 13.3
20134
Paul Pierce 24.6
+11.3
200216

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140
Paul Pierce 27.1
+27.1
200310

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20150
Paul Pierce 20.8
+20.8
20044

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160
Paul Pierce 22.9
+22.9
20057

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 2.8
+2.8
201713
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20060

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 2.0
+2.0
20181
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20070

Paul Pierce's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Paul Pierce played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 17.1 points in a total of 133 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21 ppg and his lowest 1.2.