Austin Carr vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Austin Carr 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

Austin Carr

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Austin Carr 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.