Dick Cunningham vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

Dick Cunningham

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Cunningham: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Cunningham 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Dick Cunningham 7 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Dick Cunningham 3 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Dick Cunningham 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Cunningham 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Cunningham 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 3.7 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.6 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 1,012 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 1,324 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 221 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 2 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 2 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Dick Cunningham 358 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .406 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 4.6 (1969) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 5.7 (1969) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.9 (1972) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.4 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 47 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 39 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 5 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 0 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 0 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Dick Cunningham 27 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .500 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.6 (1970) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 (1971) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.4 (1973) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * 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.