Ariel Maughan vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Ariel Maughan that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Ariel Maughan

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ariel Maughan: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ariel Maughan 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Ariel Maughan 5 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Ariel Maughan 2 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Ariel Maughan 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ariel Maughan 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ariel Maughan 0 Paul Pierce 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ariel Maughan 7.9 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Ariel Maughan 4.0 * Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Ariel Maughan 1.2 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Ariel Maughan 2,043 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Ariel Maughan 141 * Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Ariel Maughan 311 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Ariel Maughan 259 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ariel Maughan .280 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Ariel Maughan .712 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ariel Maughan 10.8 (1949) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Ariel Maughan 4.0 (1951) * Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Ariel Maughan 1.8 (1949) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ariel Maughan 9.1 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Ariel Maughan - * Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Ariel Maughan 0.4 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Ariel Maughan 82 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Ariel Maughan 0 * Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Ariel Maughan 4 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Ariel Maughan 9 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ariel Maughan .250 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Ariel Maughan .692 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ariel Maughan 11.4 (1948) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Ariel Maughan - * Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Ariel Maughan 1.5 (1949) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Ariel Maughan - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.