Allan Houston vs. Paul Pierce: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Allan Houston and Paul Pierce all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Allan Houston, with a career spanning 12 seasons from 1994 to 2005, and Paul Pierce, with 19 seasons played from 1999 to 2017, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Allan Houston vs. Paul Pierce
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Allan Houston Paul Pierce Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Points
173rd
18th
185th
23rd
Rebounds
+300th
94th
+300th
55th
Assists
+300th
84th
+300th
54th
Steals
+300th
22nd
+300th
31st
Blocks
+300th
175th
+300th
75th
Years1219614

Allan Houston vs. Paul Pierce
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Allan Houston Paul Pierce Allan Houston Paul Pierce
Points
163rd
77th
111st
127th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
266th
Steals
+300th
149th
+300th
178th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Allan Houston Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
173rd
18th
155 14,551 vs. 26,39711,846
Rebounds
+300th
94th
+206 2,434 vs. 7,5275,093
Assists
+300th
84th
+216 1,990 vs. 4,7082,718
Steals
+300th
22nd
+278 566 vs. 1,7521,186
Blocks
+300th
175th
+125 139 vs. 745606
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
353 vs. 1,092739
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
43rd
+257 2,081 vs. 6,4354,354
Field Goals Made
195th
29th
166 5,337 vs. 8,6683,331
Field Goals Attempted
161st
22nd
139 12,017 vs. 19,4657,448
3-Pointers Made
79th
15th
64 1,305 vs. 2,143838
3-Pointers Attempted
108th
13th
95 3,247 vs. 5,8162,569
Free Throws Made
243rd
11th
232 2,572 vs. 6,9184,346
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
14th
+286 2,979 vs. 8,5785,599

Games and Years:

Allan Houston Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
17th
+283 839 vs. 1,343504
Seasons
+300th
12th
+288 12 vs. 197

Rankings by Points Scored:

Allan Houston Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
184th
57th
127 4 vs. 2117
50+ point games
49th
76th
27 2 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Allan Houston Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
185th
23rd
162 1,214 vs. 3,1801,966
Rebounds
+300th
55th
+245 184 vs. 985801
Assists
+300th
54th
+246 139 vs. 579440
Steals
+300th
31st
+269 43 vs. 204161
Blocks
+300th
75th
+225 10 vs. 10595
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
198th
+102 19 vs. 125106
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
31st
+269 165 vs. 860695
Field Goals Made
207th
35th
172 435 vs. 1,022587
Field Goals Attempted
200th
27th
173 970 vs. 2,4151,445
3-Pointers Made
171st
14th
157 76 vs. 276200
3-Pointers Attempted
222nd
14th
208 181 vs. 777596
Free Throws Made
171st
16th
155 268 vs. 860592
Free Throws Attempted
215th
20th
195 303 vs. 1,036733

Games and Years:

Allan Houston Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
26th
+274 63 vs. 170107
Playoffs
+300th
30th
+270 6 vs. 148

Rankings by Points Scored:

Allan Houston Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
49th
0 vs. 33
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Allan Houston Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
163rd
77th
86 17.34 vs. 19.662.31
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.90 vs. 5.602.70
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.37 vs. 3.511.13
Steals per game
+300th
149th
+151 0.67 vs. 1.300.63
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.17 vs. 0.550.39
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.42 vs. 0.810.39
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
173rd
+127 2.48 vs. 4.792.31
Field Goals Made per game
191st
183rd
8 6.36 vs. 6.450.09
Field Goals Attempted per game
168th
151st
17 14.32 vs. 14.490.17
3-Pointers Made per game
156th
142nd
14 1.56 vs. 1.600.04
3-Pointers Attempted per game
148th
98th
50 3.87 vs. 4.330.46
Free Throws Made per game
262nd
47th
215 3.07 vs. 5.152.09
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
56th
+244 3.55 vs. 6.392.84

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Allan Houston Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
111st
127th
16 19.27 vs. 18.710.56
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.92 vs. 5.792.87
Assists per game
+300th
266th
+34 2.21 vs. 3.411.20
Steals per game
+300th
178th
+122 0.68 vs. 1.200.52
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.16 vs. 0.620.46
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.30 vs. 0.740.43
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
149th
+151 2.62 vs. 5.062.44
Field Goals Made per game
136th
208th
72 6.90 vs. 6.010.89
Field Goals Attempted per game
130th
177th
47 15.40 vs. 14.211.19
3-Pointers Made per game
238th
124th
114 1.21 vs. 1.620.42
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
117th
+183 2.87 vs. 4.571.70
Free Throws Made per game
143rd
79th
64 4.25 vs. 5.060.80
Free Throws Attempted per game
201st
96th
105 4.81 vs. 6.091.28

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.