Bill Garnett vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Bill Garnett 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

Bill Garnett

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Garnett 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)