Bob Nash vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Bob Nash 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

Bob Nash

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Nash 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Bob Nash 4 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Bob Nash 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Bob Nash 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Nash 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Nash 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.7 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.7 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.3 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.2 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Nash 1,036 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Bob Nash 483 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Bob Nash 147 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Bob Nash 59 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Bob Nash 43 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Bob Nash 219 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Nash .435 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Bob Nash - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Bob Nash .730 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Nash 6.4 (1979) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.6 (1978) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.9 (1979) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.8 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.8 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Nash 24 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Bob Nash 11 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Bob Nash 0 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Bob Nash 0 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Bob Nash 4 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Bob Nash 5 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Nash .296 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Bob Nash - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Bob Nash .800 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.8 (1979) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 (1979) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.