Jaylen Brown vs. Paul Pierce: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Jaylen Brown 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:
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Jaylen Brown, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2017 to 2025, 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, and 3-pointers made as a bonus) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Jaylen Brown vs. Paul Pierce
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce
Points
+300th
18th
42nd
23rd
Rebounds
+300th
94th
84th
55th
Assists
+300th
84th
115th
54th
Steals
+300th
22nd
70th
31st
Blocks
+300th
175th
152nd
75th
3-Pointers Made
123rd
15th
17th
14th
Years919814

Jaylen Brown vs. Paul Pierce
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce
Points
101st
77th
109th
127th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
266th
Steals
+300th
149th
+300th
178th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
77th
142nd
65th
124th

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:

Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
18th
+282 11,436 vs. 26,39714,961
Rebounds
+300th
94th
+206 3,208 vs. 7,5274,319
Assists
+300th
84th
+216 1,589 vs. 4,7083,119
Steals
+300th
22nd
+278 612 vs. 1,7521,140
Blocks
+300th
175th
+125 228 vs. 745517
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
606 vs. 1,092486
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
43rd
+257 2,602 vs. 6,4353,833
Field Goals Made
+300th
28th
+272 4,298 vs. 8,6684,370
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
22nd
+278 8,990 vs. 19,46510,475
3-Pointers Made
123rd
15th
108 1,144 vs. 2,143999
3-Pointers Attempted
117th
13th
104 3,185 vs. 5,8162,631
Free Throws Made
+300th
11th
+289 1,696 vs. 6,9185,222
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
14th
+286 2,336 vs. 8,5786,242

Games and Years:

Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
17th
+283 603 vs. 1,343740
Seasons
+300th
12th
+288 9 vs. 1910

Triple-Doubles:

Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
160th
69th
91 3 vs. 96

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
93rd
57th
36 11 vs. 2110
50+ point games
76th
76th
0 1 vs. 10
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
42nd
23rd
19 2,608 vs. 3,180572
Rebounds
84th
55th
29 771 vs. 985214
Assists
115th
54th
61 346 vs. 579233
Steals
70th
31st
39 134 vs. 20470
Blocks
152nd
75th
77 56 vs. 10549
Offensive Rebounds
141st
198th
57 151 vs. 12526
Defensive Rebounds
61st
31st
30 620 vs. 860240
Field Goals Made
39th
35th
4 978 vs. 1,02244
Field Goals Attempted
44th
27th
17 2,030 vs. 2,415385
3-Pointers Made
17th
14th
3 263 vs. 27613
3-Pointers Attempted
15th
14th
1 742 vs. 77735
Free Throws Made
89th
16th
73 389 vs. 860471
Free Throws Attempted
75th
20th
55 535 vs. 1,036501

Games and Years:

Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
77th
26th
51 135 vs. 17035
Playoffs
+300th
30th
+270 8 vs. 146

Triple-Doubles:

Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
39th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
55th
49th
6 2 vs. 31
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
101st
77th
24 18.97 vs. 19.660.69
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.32 vs. 5.600.28
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.64 vs. 3.510.87
Steals per game
+300th
149th
+151 1.01 vs. 1.300.29
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.38 vs. 0.550.18
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.00 vs. 0.810.19
Defensive Rebounds per game
232nd
172nd
60 4.32 vs. 4.790.48
Field Goals Made per game
101st
182nd
81 7.13 vs. 6.450.67
Field Goals Attempted per game
127th
151st
24 14.91 vs. 14.490.42
3-Pointers Made per game
77th
142nd
65 1.90 vs. 1.600.30
3-Pointers Attempted per game
41st
97th
56 5.28 vs. 4.330.95
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
47th
+253 2.81 vs. 5.152.34
Free Throws Attempted per game
285th
56th
229 3.87 vs. 6.392.51

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jaylen Brown Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
109th
127th
18 19.32 vs. 18.710.61
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.71 vs. 5.790.08
Assists per game
+300th
266th
+34 2.56 vs. 3.410.84
Steals per game
+300th
178th
+122 0.99 vs. 1.200.21
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.41 vs. 0.620.20
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.12 vs. 0.740.38
Defensive Rebounds per game
196th
149th
47 4.59 vs. 5.060.47
Field Goals Made per game
110th
208th
98 7.24 vs. 6.011.23
Field Goals Attempted per game
145th
177th
32 15.04 vs. 14.210.83
3-Pointers Made per game
65th
124th
59 1.95 vs. 1.620.32
3-Pointers Attempted per game
69th
117th
48 5.50 vs. 4.570.93
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
79th
+221 2.88 vs. 5.062.18
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
96th
+204 3.96 vs. 6.092.13

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.