Earl Gardner vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.