Horace Grant vs. Paul Pierce: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Horace Grant 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Horace Grant, with a career spanning 17 seasons from 1988 to 2004, 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.

Horace Grant vs. Paul Pierce
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Horace Grant Paul Pierce Horace Grant Paul Pierce
Points
232nd
19th
79th
23rd
Rebounds
52nd
94th
21st
55th
Assists
+300th
84th
105th
54th
Steals
121st
22nd
46th
31st
Blocks
76th
176th
28th
75th
Years17191314

Horace Grant vs. Paul Pierce
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Horace Grant Paul Pierce Horace Grant Paul Pierce
Points
+300th
78th
+300th
127th
Rebounds
145th
+300th
115th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
266th
Steals
+300th
151st
282nd
178th
Blocks
174th
+300th
143rd
+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:

Horace Grant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
232nd
19th
213 12,996 vs. 26,39713,401
Rebounds
52nd
94th
42 9,443 vs. 7,5271,916
Assists
+300th
84th
+216 2,575 vs. 4,7082,133
Steals
121st
22nd
99 1,143 vs. 1,752609
Blocks
76th
176th
100 1,136 vs. 745391
Offensive Rebounds
16th
+300th
+284 3,467 vs. 1,0922,375
Defensive Rebounds
50th
43rd
7 5,976 vs. 6,435459
Field Goals Made
181st
29th
152 5,439 vs. 8,6683,229
Field Goals Attempted
245th
23rd
222 10,695 vs. 19,4658,770
3-Pointers Made
+300th
16th
+284 4 vs. 2,1432,139
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
13th
+287 63 vs. 5,8165,753
Free Throws Made
+300th
11th
+289 2,114 vs. 6,9184,804
Free Throws Attempted
297th
14th
283 3,053 vs. 8,5785,525

Games and Years:

Horace Grant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
62nd
17th
45 1,165 vs. 1,343178
Seasons
59th
13th
46 17 vs. 192

Rankings by Points Scored:

Horace Grant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
57th
0 vs. 2121
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Horace Grant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
79th
23rd
56 1,907 vs. 3,1801,273
Rebounds
21st
55th
34 1,457 vs. 985472
Assists
105th
54th
51 360 vs. 579219
Steals
46th
31st
15 171 vs. 20433
Blocks
28th
75th
47 173 vs. 10568
Offensive Rebounds
5th
198th
193 549 vs. 125424
Defensive Rebounds
24th
31st
7 908 vs. 86048
Field Goals Made
58th
35th
23 786 vs. 1,022236
Field Goals Attempted
90th
27th
63 1,483 vs. 2,415932
3-Pointers Made
+300th
14th
+286 1 vs. 276275
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
14th
+286 8 vs. 777769
Free Throws Made
122nd
16th
106 334 vs. 860526
Free Throws Attempted
101st
20th
81 468 vs. 1,036568

Games and Years:

Horace Grant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
26th
26th
0 170 vs. 1700
Playoffs
45th
30th
15 13 vs. 141

Rankings by Points Scored:

Horace Grant 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:

Horace Grant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
78th
+222 11.16 vs. 19.668.50
Rebounds per game
145th
+300th
+155 8.11 vs. 5.602.50
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.21 vs. 3.511.30
Steals per game
+300th
151st
+149 0.98 vs. 1.300.32
Blocks per game
174th
+300th
+126 0.98 vs. 0.550.42
Offensive Rebounds per game
38th
+300th
+262 2.98 vs. 0.812.16
Defensive Rebounds per game
145th
174th
29 5.13 vs. 4.790.34
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
184th
+116 4.67 vs. 6.451.79
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
151st
+149 9.18 vs. 14.495.31
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
144th
+156 0.00 vs. 1.601.59
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
104th
+196 0.05 vs. 4.334.28
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
47th
+253 1.81 vs. 5.153.34
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
56th
+244 2.62 vs. 6.393.77

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Horace Grant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
127th
+173 11.22 vs. 18.717.49
Rebounds per game
115th
+300th
+185 8.57 vs. 5.792.78
Assists per game
+300th
266th
+34 2.12 vs. 3.411.29
Steals per game
282nd
178th
104 1.01 vs. 1.200.19
Blocks per game
143rd
+300th
+157 1.02 vs. 0.620.40
Offensive Rebounds per game
27th
+300th
+273 3.23 vs. 0.742.49
Defensive Rebounds per game
128th
149th
21 5.34 vs. 5.060.28
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
208th
+92 4.62 vs. 6.011.39
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
177th
+123 8.72 vs. 14.215.48
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
124th
+176 0.01 vs. 1.621.62
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
117th
+183 0.05 vs. 4.574.52
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
79th
+221 1.96 vs. 5.063.09
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
96th
+204 2.75 vs. 6.093.34

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 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 a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.