Cliff Anderson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Cliff Anderson 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

Cliff Anderson

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Anderson: 1967-68 to 1970-71
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Anderson 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Cliff Anderson 3 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Cliff Anderson 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Cliff Anderson 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cliff Anderson 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Anderson 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 3.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Anderson 247 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Cliff Anderson 103 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Cliff Anderson 68 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Cliff Anderson 81 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Anderson .351 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Anderson .593 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 3.9 (1969) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.7 (1971) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.9 (1968) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.3 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Anderson 4 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Cliff Anderson 1 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Cliff Anderson 0 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Cliff Anderson 3 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Anderson .400 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Anderson - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Anderson 1.3 (1969) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.3 (1969) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Cliff Anderson 0.0 (1969) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cliff Anderson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Anderson - 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.