Blaine Denning vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Blaine Denning 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

Blaine Denning

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Blaine Denning: 1952-53 to 1952-53
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Blaine Denning 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Blaine Denning 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Blaine Denning 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Blaine Denning 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Blaine Denning 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Blaine Denning 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Blaine Denning 5.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Blaine Denning 4.0 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Blaine Denning 0.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Blaine Denning 5 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Blaine Denning 4 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Blaine Denning 0 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Blaine Denning - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Blaine Denning - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Blaine Denning 1 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Blaine Denning .400 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Blaine Denning - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Blaine Denning 1.000 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Blaine Denning 5.0 (1953) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Blaine Denning 4.0 (1953) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Blaine Denning 0.0 (1953) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Blaine Denning - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Blaine Denning - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Blaine Denning - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Blaine Denning - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Blaine Denning - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Blaine Denning - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Blaine Denning - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Blaine Denning - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Blaine Denning 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Blaine Denning - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Blaine Denning - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Blaine Denning - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Blaine Denning - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Blaine Denning - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Blaine Denning - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Blaine Denning - 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.