Paul Pierce vs. Ben Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ben Wallace and Paul Pierce 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.

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

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 Ben Wallace 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Paul Pierce averages 14 points more than Ben Wallace in his 16 seasons (19.7 points against 5.7), and he also scored a total of 20,143 points more (26,397 vs. 6,254).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paul Pierce 19.7
+14.0
19
Ben Wallace 5.7
16

Total Points

Seasons
Paul Pierce 26,397
+20,143
19
Ben Wallace 6,254
16

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 Ben Wallace (+11.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,241).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paul Pierce 18.7
+11.5
14
Ben Wallace 7.2
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Paul Pierce 3,180
+2,241
14
Ben Wallace 939
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 1
+1
Ben Wallace 0

40+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 21
+21
Ben Wallace 0

30+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 198
+198
Ben Wallace 0

20+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 668
+664
Ben Wallace 4

10+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 1,161
+941
Ben Wallace 220

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul Pierce 1,322
+389
Ben Wallace 933

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul Pierce 21
Ben Wallace 155
+134

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 3
+3
Ben Wallace 0

30+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 16
+16
Ben Wallace 0

20+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 73
+70
Ben Wallace 3

10+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 148
+113
Ben Wallace 35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul Pierce 165
+48
Ben Wallace 117

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul Pierce 5
Ben Wallace 13
+8

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+14.0+4.1+9.5+2.9+1.6+4.3+23.1+4.2+3.9+39.2+3+255
Ben Wallace 5.7 2.4 5.0 47.4 0.0 0.0 13.7 1.0 2.5 41.4 16 1,088

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+20,143+6,099+14,044+2.9+2,136+5,765+23.1+5,809+5,899+39.2+3+255
Ben Wallace 6,254 2,569 5,421 47.4 7 51 13.7 1,109 2,679 41.4 16 1,088

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul Pierce 18.7 6.0 14.2 42.3 1.6 4.6 35.5 5.1 6.1 83.0 14 170
difference:+11.5+3.2+8.4+5.9+1.6+4.5+35.5+3.5+2.2+41.2+6+40
Ben Wallace 7.2 2.8 5.8 48.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.6 3.9 41.8 8 130

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul Pierce 3,180 1,022 2,415 42.3 276 777 35.5 860 1,036 83.0 14 170
difference:+2,241+658+1,660+5.9+276+767+35.5+649+531+41.2+6+40
Ben Wallace 939 364 755 48.2 0 10 0.0 211 505 41.8 8 130

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 16.5
+15.4
199948
Ben Wallace 1.1
199734

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 19.5
+16.4
200073
Ben Wallace 3.1
199867

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 25.3
+19.3
200182
Ben Wallace 6.0
199946

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 26.1
+21.3
200282
Ben Wallace 4.8
200081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 25.9
+19.5
200379
Ben Wallace 6.4
200180

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 23.0
+15.4
200480
Ben Wallace 7.6
200280

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 21.6
+14.7
200582
Ben Wallace 6.9
200373

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 26.8
+17.3
200679
Ben Wallace 9.5
2004NBA Champion81

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 25.0
+15.3
200747
Ben Wallace 9.7
200574

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 19.6
+12.3
2008NBA Champion80
Ben Wallace 7.3
200682

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 20.5
+14.1
200981
Ben Wallace 6.4
200777

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 18.3
+13.5
201071
Ben Wallace 4.8
200872

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 18.9
+16.0
201180
Ben Wallace 2.9
200956

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 19.4
+13.9
201261
Ben Wallace 5.5
201069

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 18.6
+15.7
201377
Ben Wallace 2.9
201154

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 13.5
+12.1
201475
Ben Wallace 1.4
201262

Paul Pierce's additional seasons:

* Paul Pierce played 3 seasons more than Ben Wallace in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 17 to 19, from 2015 to 2017—he averaged 8.2 points in a total of 166 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.9 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce -
DNP
19990
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20000
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20010
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 24.6
+24.6
200216
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 27.1
+27.1
200310
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 20.8
+13.5
20044
Ben Wallace 7.3
200210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 22.9
+14.0
20057
Ben Wallace 8.9
200317

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20060
Ben Wallace 10.3
+10.3
2004NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20070
Ben Wallace 10.0
+10.0
200525

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 19.7
+15.0
2008NBA Champion26
Ben Wallace 4.7
200618

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 21.0
+12.3
200914
Ben Wallace 8.7
200710

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 18.8
+15.6
201024
Ben Wallace 3.2
200813

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 20.8
+19.7
20119
Ben Wallace 1.1
200914

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 18.9
+18.9
201220
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20100

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 19.2
+19.2
20136
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20110

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 13.7
+13.7
201412
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20120

Paul Pierce's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Paul Pierce played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.9 points in a total of 22 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.6 ppg and his lowest 1.2.

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