Paul Pierce vs. J.J. Redick: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of J.J. Redick 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.

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

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 J.J. Redick 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 6.9 points more than J.J. Redick in his 15 seasons (19.7 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 14,369 points more (26,397 vs. 12,028).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paul Pierce 19.7
+6.9
19
J.J. Redick 12.8
15

Total Points

Seasons
Paul Pierce 26,397
+14,369
19
J.J. Redick 12,028
15

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 J.J. Redick (+7.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,984).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paul Pierce 18.7
+7.8
14
J.J. Redick 10.9
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Paul Pierce 3,180
+1,984
14
J.J. Redick 1,196
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 1
+1
J.J. Redick 0

40+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 21
+20
J.J. Redick 1

30+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 198
+184
J.J. Redick 14

20+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 668
+500
J.J. Redick 168

10+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 1,161
+543
J.J. Redick 618

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul Pierce 1,322
+426
J.J. Redick 896

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul Pierce 21
J.J. Redick 44
+23

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 3
+3
J.J. Redick 0

30+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 16
+15
J.J. Redick 1

20+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 73
+63
J.J. Redick 10

10+ Point Games

Paul Pierce 148
+88
J.J. Redick 60

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul Pierce 165
+60
J.J. Redick 105

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul Pierce 5
J.J. Redick 5

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:+6.9+2.2+5.0+0.1+0.5+0.7+4.7+3.0+3.9+8.6+4+403
J.J. Redick 12.8 4.3 9.5 44.7 2.1 5.0 41.5 2.2 2.5 89.2 15 940

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:+14,369+4,659+10,489+0.1+193+1,112+4.7+4,858+6,268+8.6+4+403
J.J. Redick 12,028 4,009 8,976 44.7 1,950 4,704 41.5 2,060 2,310 89.2 15 940

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:+7.8+2.3+5.5+0.2+0.1+1.6+3.3+4.1+4.9+1+60
J.J. Redick 10.9 3.7 8.7 42.5 1.7 4.6 37.1 1.8 2.0 87.9 13 110

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:+1,984+617+1,462+0.2+87+268+1.6+663+812+4.9+1+60
J.J. Redick 1,196 405 953 42.5 189 509 37.1 197 224 87.9 13 110

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 16.5
+10.5
199948
J.J. Redick 6.0
200742

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 19.5
+15.4
200073
J.J. Redick 4.1
200834

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 25.3
+19.3
200182
J.J. Redick 6.0
200964

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 26.1
+16.5
200282
J.J. Redick 9.6
201082

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 25.9
+15.8
200379
J.J. Redick 10.1
201159

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 23.0
+11.4
200480
J.J. Redick 11.6
201265

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 21.6
+7.5
200582
J.J. Redick 14.1
201378

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 26.8
+11.6
200679
J.J. Redick 15.2
201435

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 25.0
+8.6
200747
J.J. Redick 16.4
201578

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 19.6
+3.3
2008NBA Champion80
J.J. Redick 16.3
201675

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 20.5
+5.5
200981
J.J. Redick 15.0
201778

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 18.3
+1.2
201071
J.J. Redick 17.1
201870

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 18.9
+0.8
201180
J.J. Redick 18.1
201976

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 19.4
+4.1
201261
J.J. Redick 15.3
202060

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 18.6
+11.2
201377
J.J. Redick 7.4
202144

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 13.5
+6.1
201475
J.J. Redick 7.4
202144

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 11.9
+4.5
201573
J.J. Redick 7.4
202144

Paul Pierce's additional seasons:

* Paul Pierce played 2 seasons more than J.J. Redick in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 18 to 19, from 2016 to 2017—he averaged 5.4 points in a total of 93 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce -
DNP
19990
J.J. Redick 3.0
+3.0
20071

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20000
J.J. Redick 0.0
20082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20010
J.J. Redick 6.0
+6.0
200916

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 24.6
+17.1
200216
J.J. Redick 7.5
201014

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 27.1
+20.4
200310
J.J. Redick 6.7
20116

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 20.8
+10.0
20044
J.J. Redick 10.8
20125

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 22.9
+15.6
20057
J.J. Redick 7.3
20134

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20060
J.J. Redick 13.3
+13.3
201413

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20070
J.J. Redick 14.9
+14.9
201514

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 19.7
+6.2
2008NBA Champion26
J.J. Redick 13.5
20166

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 21.0
+11.9
200914
J.J. Redick 9.1
20177

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 18.8
+0.6
201024
J.J. Redick 18.2
201810

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 20.8
+7.4
20119
J.J. Redick 13.4
201912

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 18.9
+18.9
201220
J.J. Redick -
DNP
20200

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 19.2
+19.2
20136
J.J. Redick -
DNP
20210

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 13.7
+13.7
201412
J.J. Redick -
DNP
20210

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Paul Pierce 14.6
+14.6
201510
J.J. Redick -
DNP
20210

Paul Pierce's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Paul Pierce played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.3 points in a total of 12 games.