Dick McGuire vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick McGuire: 1949-50 to 1959-60
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick McGuire 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Dick McGuire 11 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Dick McGuire 9 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Dick McGuire 7 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick McGuire 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick McGuire 1 Paul Pierce 4

Assists Leader Dick McGuire 1 Paul Pierce 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick McGuire 8.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick McGuire 4.2 * Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick McGuire 5.7 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick McGuire 5,921 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Dick McGuire 2,784 * Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Dick McGuire 4,205 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Dick McGuire - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Dick McGuire - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Dick McGuire 738 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick McGuire .389 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick McGuire .644 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick McGuire 9.2 (1952) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dick McGuire 5.2 (1951) * Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Dick McGuire 7.6 (1955) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick McGuire 8.3 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Dick McGuire 4.9 * Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Dick McGuire 5.6 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick McGuire 521 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Dick McGuire 284 * Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Dick McGuire 350 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Dick McGuire - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Dick McGuire - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Dick McGuire 63 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick McGuire .410 Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick McGuire .593 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick McGuire 15.7 (1959) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Dick McGuire 5.9 (1951) * Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Dick McGuire 6.4 (1952) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dick McGuire - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.