Cotton Nash vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

Cotton Nash

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cotton Nash 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Cotton Nash 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Cotton Nash 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Cotton Nash 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cotton Nash 0 * Paul Pierce 1

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash 137 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash 83 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Cotton Nash 19 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Cotton Nash 45 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash .324 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash .827 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Cotton Nash - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Cotton Nash 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash - Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - 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.