Ja Morant vs. Paul Pierce: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Ja Morant 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

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Ja Morant, with a career spanning 7 seasons from 2020 to 2026, 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, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—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.

Ja Morant vs. Paul Pierce
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Ja Morant Paul Pierce Ja Morant Paul Pierce
Points
+300th
18th
+300th
23rd
Rebounds
+300th
94th
+300th
55th
Assists
+300th
84th
297th
54th
Steals
+300th
22nd
+300th
31st
Blocks
+300th
175th
+300th
75th
Years719414

Ja Morant vs. Paul Pierce
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Ja Morant Paul Pierce Ja Morant Paul Pierce
Points
--
77th
20th
127th
Rebounds
--
+300th
296th
+300th
Assists
28th
+300th
15th
266th
Steals
--
149th
97th
178th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

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

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Ja Morant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
18th
+282 7,059 vs. 26,39719,338
Rebounds
+300th
94th
+206 1,467 vs. 7,5276,060
Assists
+300th
84th
+216 2,300 vs. 4,7082,408
Steals
+300th
22nd
+278 320 vs. 1,7521,432
Blocks
+300th
175th
+125 86 vs. 745659
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
290 vs. 1,092802
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
43rd
+257 1,177 vs. 6,4355,258
Field Goals Made
+300th
29th
+271 2,547 vs. 8,6686,121
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
22nd
+278 5,436 vs. 19,46514,029
3-Pointers Made
+300th
15th
+285 420 vs. 2,1431,723
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
13th
+287 1,338 vs. 5,8164,478
Free Throws Made
+300th
11th
+289 1,545 vs. 6,9185,373
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
14th
+286 2,008 vs. 8,5786,570

Games and Years:

Ja Morant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
17th
+283 312 vs. 1,3431,031
Seasons
+300th
12th
+288 7 vs. 1912

Triple-Doubles:

Ja Morant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
56th
69th
13 12 vs. 93

Rankings by Points Scored:

Ja Morant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
109th
57th
52 9 vs. 2112
50+ point games
76th
76th
0 1 vs. 10
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Ja Morant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
23rd
+277 573 vs. 3,1802,607
Rebounds
+300th
55th
+245 136 vs. 985849
Assists
297th
54th
243 179 vs. 579400
Steals
+300th
31st
+269 31 vs. 204173
Blocks
+300th
75th
+225 7 vs. 10598
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
198th
+102 29 vs. 12596
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
31st
+269 107 vs. 860753
Field Goals Made
+300th
35th
+265 203 vs. 1,022819
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
27th
+273 456 vs. 2,4151,959
3-Pointers Made
+300th
14th
+286 44 vs. 276232
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
14th
+286 128 vs. 777649
Free Throws Made
+300th
16th
+284 123 vs. 860737
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
20th
+280 164 vs. 1,036872

Games and Years:

Ja Morant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
26th
+274 22 vs. 170148
Playoffs
+300th
30th
+270 4 vs. 1410

Triple-Doubles:

Ja Morant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
39th
39th
0 1 vs. 10

Rankings by Points Scored:

Ja Morant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
49th
49th
0 3 vs. 30
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Ja Morant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
77th
22.63 vs. 19.662.97
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
4.70 vs. 5.600.90
Assists per game
28th
+300th
+272 7.37 vs. 3.513.87
Steals per game
--
149th
1.03 vs. 1.300.28
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.28 vs. 0.550.28
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.93 vs. 0.810.12
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
173rd
3.77 vs. 4.791.02
Field Goals Made per game
--
183rd
8.16 vs. 6.451.71
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
151st
17.42 vs. 14.492.93
3-Pointers Made per game
243rd
142nd
101 1.35 vs. 1.600.25
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
98th
4.29 vs. 4.330.04
Free Throws Made per game
--
47th
4.95 vs. 5.150.20
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
56th
6.44 vs. 6.390.05

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Ja Morant Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
20th
127th
107 26.05 vs. 18.717.34
Rebounds per game
296th
+300th
+4 6.18 vs. 5.790.39
Assists per game
15th
266th
251 8.14 vs. 3.414.73
Steals per game
97th
178th
81 1.41 vs. 1.200.21
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.32 vs. 0.620.30
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.32 vs. 0.740.58
Defensive Rebounds per game
172nd
149th
23 4.86 vs. 5.060.20
Field Goals Made per game
25th
208th
183 9.23 vs. 6.013.22
Field Goals Attempted per game
18th
177th
159 20.73 vs. 14.216.52
3-Pointers Made per game
57th
124th
67 2.00 vs. 1.620.38
3-Pointers Attempted per game
47th
117th
70 5.82 vs. 4.571.25
Free Throws Made per game
50th
79th
29 5.59 vs. 5.060.53
Free Throws Attempted per game
38th
96th
58 7.45 vs. 6.091.36

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.