Reggie Miller vs. Paul Pierce: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Paul Pierce and Reggie Miller 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Paul Pierce and Reggie Miller are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 51,676 points—. Here we compare their scoring stats.
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 Reggie Miller 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Paul Pierce averages 1.5 points more than Reggie Miller in his 18 seasons (19.7 points against 18.2), and he also scored a total of 1,118 points more (26,397 vs. 25,279).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | 18 | |
| Paul Pierce | 19.7 | +1.5 | 19 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | 18 | |
| Paul Pierce | 26,397 | +1,118 | 19 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Reggie Miller has a better career point average than Paul Pierce (+1.9 points per game) while Paul Pierce scored more points (+208).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | +1.9 | 15 |
| Paul Pierce | 18.7 | 14 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | 15 | |
| Paul Pierce | 3,180 | +208 | 14 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 607 | |||
| Paul Pierce | 668 | +61 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1,195 | +34 | ||
| Paul Pierce | 1,161 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1,382 | +60 | ||
| Paul Pierce | 1,322 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 7 | |||
| Paul Pierce | 21 | +14 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 72 | |||
| Paul Pierce | 73 | +1 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 124 | |||
| Paul Pierce | 148 | +24 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 144 | |||
| Paul Pierce | 165 | +21 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 0 | |||
| Paul Pierce | 5 | +5 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 47.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 39.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
| difference: | +1.5 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +2.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +2.7 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +8.2 | +1 | +46 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | 8,241 | 17,499 | 47.1 | 2,560 | 6,486 | 39.5 | 6,237 | 7,026 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
| difference: | +1,118 | +427 | +1,966 | +2.6 | +417 | +670 | +2.7 | +681 | +1,552 | +8.2 | +1 | +46 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 44.9 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 39.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
| difference: | +1.9 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +2.6 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +3.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +6.3 | +1 | +26 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | 941 | 2,095 | 44.9 | 320 | 820 | 39.0 | 770 | 862 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
| difference: | +208 | +81 | +320 | +2.6 | +44 | +43 | +3.5 | +90 | +174 | +6.3 | +1 | +26 |
| 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
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Paul Pierce's additional seasons: | ||||
* Paul Pierce played 1 season more than Reggie Miller in the NBA. In that year—his season 19 in 2017—he averaged 3.2 points in a total of 25 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1988 | 0 |
| Paul Pierce | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1989 | 0 |
| Paul Pierce | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 20.7 | +20.7 | 1990 | 3 |
| Paul Pierce | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 25.5 | +25.5 | 1995 | 17 |
| Paul Pierce | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 29.0 | +29.0 | 1996 | 1 |
| Paul Pierce | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
| Paul Pierce | 19.7 | +19.7 | 2008 | 26 |
Paul Pierce's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Paul Pierce played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 3.0 points in a total of 7 games. |