Barry Nelson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Barry Nelson 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

Barry Nelson

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Barry Nelson: 1971-72 to 1971-72
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Barry Nelson 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Barry Nelson 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Barry Nelson 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Barry Nelson 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Barry Nelson 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Barry Nelson 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 1.3 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.7 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.3 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Barry Nelson 35 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Barry Nelson 20 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Barry Nelson 7 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Barry Nelson 28 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barry Nelson .417 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Barry Nelson .500 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 1.3 (1972) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.7 (1972) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.3 (1972) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 0.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Barry Nelson 0 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Barry Nelson 1 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Barry Nelson 1 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Barry Nelson 2 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barry Nelson - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Barry Nelson - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 0.0 (1972) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: ** 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.