Stephon Castle vs. Paul Pierce: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Paul Pierce and Stephon Castle 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 Stephon Castle.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Paul Pierce has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Stephon Castle didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Paul Pierce has better playoff stats. 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 points more than Stephon Castle in his 1 seasons (19.7 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 25,207 points more (26,397 vs. 1,190).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Castle 14.7
1
Paul Pierce 19.7
+5.0
19

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Castle 1,190
1
Paul Pierce 26,397
+25,207
19

Points in the Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Paul Pierce has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Paul Pierce 18.7
+18.7
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Paul Pierce 3,180
+3,180
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
Paul Pierce 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
Paul Pierce 21
+21

30+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 2
Paul Pierce 198
+196

20+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 26
Paul Pierce 668
+642

10+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 60
Paul Pierce 1,161
+1101

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Castle 79
Paul Pierce 1,322
+1243

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Castle 2
Paul Pierce 21
+19

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Paul Pierce's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle 14.7 5.2 12.2 42.8 1.2 4.1 28.5 3.1 4.2 72.4 1 81
difference:+5.0+1.3+2.3+1.7+0.4+0.2+8.3+2.1+2.2+8.2+18+1,262
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
Stephon Castle 1,190 423 988 42.8 95 333 28.5 249 344 72.4 1 81
difference:+25,207+8,245+18,477+1.7+2,048+5,483+8.3+6,669+8,234+8.2+18+1,262
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
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+18.7+6.0+14.2+42.3+1.6+4.6+35.5+5.1+6.1+83.0+14+170
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
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+3,180+1,022+2,415+42.3+276+777+35.5+860+1,036+83.0+14+170
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
Stephon Castle 14.7
202581
Paul Pierce 16.5
+1.8
199948

Paul Pierce's additional seasons:

* Paul Pierce played 18 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 19, from 2000 to 2017—he averaged 19.8 points in a total of 1,295 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.8 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250
Paul Pierce -
DNP
19990

Paul Pierce's additional Playoffs:

* During his 18 additional NBA seasons, Paul Pierce played in 14 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 18.7 points in a total of 170 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.1 ppg and his lowest 1.2.