Walt Frazier vs. Paul Pierce: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Walt Frazier 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

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Walt Frazier, with a career spanning 13 seasons from 1968 to 1980, 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.

Walt Frazier vs. Paul Pierce
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Walt Frazier Paul Pierce Walt Frazier Paul Pierce
Points
143rd
18th
73rd
23rd
Rebounds
300th
94th
120th
55th
Assists
72nd
84th
47th
54th
Steals
+300th
22nd
+300th
31st
Blocks
+300th
175th
+300th
75th
Years1319814

Walt Frazier vs. Paul Pierce
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Walt Frazier Paul Pierce Walt Frazier Paul Pierce
Points
106th
77th
78th
127th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
208th
+300th
Assists
62nd
+300th
42nd
266th
Steals
19th
149th
9th
178th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

Steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds started to be recorded in the 1973-74 season. The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
* Some years in Walt Frazier's career don't have data for these stats.

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:

Walt Frazier Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
143rd
18th
125 15,581 vs. 26,39710,816
Rebounds
300th
94th
206 4,830 vs. 7,5272,697
Assists
72nd
84th
12 5,040 vs. 4,708332
Steals
+300th
22nd
+278 681 vs. 1,7521,071
Blocks
+300th
175th
+125 63 vs. 745682
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
403 vs. 1,092689
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
43rd
+257 1,523 vs. 6,4354,912
Field Goals Made
128th
28th
100 6,130 vs. 8,6682,538
Field Goals Attempted
143rd
22nd
121 12,516 vs. 19,4656,949
3-Pointers Made
+300th
15th
+285 0 vs. 2,1432,143
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
13th
+287 1 vs. 5,8165,815
Free Throws Made
138th
11th
127 3,321 vs. 6,9183,597
Free Throws Attempted
138th
14th
124 4,226 vs. 8,5784,352

Games and Years:

Walt Frazier Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
17th
+283 825 vs. 1,343518
Seasons
292nd
12th
280 13 vs. 196

Triple-Doubles:

Walt Frazier Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
23rd
69th
46 23 vs. 914

Rankings by Points Scored:

Walt Frazier Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
152nd
57th
95 5 vs. 2116
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Walt Frazier Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
73rd
23rd
50 1,927 vs. 3,1801,253
Rebounds
120th
55th
65 666 vs. 985319
Assists
47th
54th
7 599 vs. 57920
Steals
+300th
31st
+269 32 vs. 204172
Blocks
+300th
75th
+225 4 vs. 105101
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
198th
+102 24 vs. 125101
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
31st
+269 91 vs. 860769
Field Goals Made
64th
35th
29 767 vs. 1,022255
Field Goals Attempted
87th
27th
60 1,500 vs. 2,415915
3-Pointers Made
+300th
14th
+286 0 vs. 276276
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
14th
+286 0 vs. 777777
Free Throws Made
84th
16th
68 393 vs. 860467
Free Throws Attempted
78th
20th
58 523 vs. 1,036513

Games and Years:

Walt Frazier Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
204th
26th
178 93 vs. 17077
Playoffs
+300th
30th
+270 8 vs. 146

Triple-Doubles:

Walt Frazier Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
13th
39th
26 4 vs. 13

Rankings by Points Scored:

Walt Frazier 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:

Walt Frazier Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
106th
77th
29 18.89 vs. 19.660.77
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.85 vs. 5.600.25
Assists per game
62nd
+300th
+238 6.11 vs. 3.512.60
Steals per game
19th
149th
130 1.90 vs. 1.300.59
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.18 vs. 0.550.38
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.12 vs. 0.810.31
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
172nd
+128 4.24 vs. 4.790.55
Field Goals Made per game
81st
182nd
101 7.43 vs. 6.450.98
Field Goals Attempted per game
113rd
151st
38 15.17 vs. 14.490.68
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
142nd
+158 0.00 vs. 1.601.60
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
97th
+203 0.33 vs. 4.334.00
Free Throws Made per game
125th
47th
78 4.03 vs. 5.151.13
Free Throws Attempted per game
127th
56th
71 5.12 vs. 6.391.26

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Walt Frazier Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
78th
127th
49 20.72 vs. 18.712.01
Rebounds per game
208th
+300th
+92 7.16 vs. 5.791.37
Assists per game
42nd
266th
224 6.44 vs. 3.413.03
Steals per game
9th
178th
169 2.13 vs. 1.200.93
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.27 vs. 0.620.35
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.60 vs. 0.740.86
Defensive Rebounds per game
90th
149th
59 6.07 vs. 5.061.01
Field Goals Made per game
56th
208th
152 8.25 vs. 6.012.24
Field Goals Attempted per game
106th
177th
71 16.13 vs. 14.211.92
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
124th
+176 0.00 vs. 1.621.62
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
117th
+183 0.00 vs. 4.574.57
Free Throws Made per game
145th
79th
66 4.23 vs. 5.060.83
Free Throws Attempted per game
130th
96th
34 5.62 vs. 6.090.47

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.