Zach LaVine vs. Paul Pierce: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Paul Pierce and Zach LaVine 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 Zach LaVine.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Zach LaVine has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Paul Pierce scored more total points in both stages. 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 by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	10.1		2015	77
Paul Pierce	16.5	+6.4	1999	48

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	14.0		2016	82
Paul Pierce	19.5	+5.5	2000	73

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	18.9		2017	47
Paul Pierce	25.3	+6.4	2001	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	16.7		2018	24
Paul Pierce	26.1	+9.4	2002	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	23.7		2019	63
Paul Pierce	25.9	+2.2	2003	79

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	25.5	+2.5	2020	60
Paul Pierce	23.0		2004	80

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	27.4	+5.8	2021	58
Paul Pierce	21.6		2005	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	24.4		2022	67
Paul Pierce	26.8	+2.4	2006	79

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	24.8		2023	77
Paul Pierce	25.0	+0.2	2007	47

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	19.5		2024	25
Paul Pierce	19.6	+0.1	2008	80

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	23.3	+2.8	2025	74
Paul Pierce	20.5		2009	81

Paul Pierce's additional seasons:

* Paul Pierce played 8 seasons more than Zach LaVine in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 12 to 19, from 2010 to 2017—he averaged 14.7 points in a total of 530 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2015	0
Paul Pierce	-	DNP	1999	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2016	0
Paul Pierce	-	DNP	2000	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2017	0
Paul Pierce	-	DNP	2001	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2018	0
Paul Pierce	24.6	+24.6	2002	16

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2019	0
Paul Pierce	27.1	+27.1	2003	10

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2020	0
Paul Pierce	20.8	+20.8	2004	4

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2021	0
Paul Pierce	22.9	+22.9	2005	7

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	19.3	+19.3	2022	4
Paul Pierce	-	DNP	2006	0

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2023	0
Paul Pierce	-	DNP	2007	0

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2024	0
Paul Pierce	19.7	+19.7	2008	26

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Zach LaVine	-	DNP	2025	0
Paul Pierce	21.0	+21.0	2009	14

Paul Pierce's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Paul Pierce played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.8 points in a total of 93 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 1.2.