Frank Gates vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

Frank Gates

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Gates 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Frank Gates 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Frank Gates 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Frank Gates 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Frank Gates 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 287 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Frank Gates 91 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Frank Gates 64 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .281 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .622 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 (1950) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 (1950) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 25 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Frank Gates 9 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Frank Gates 7 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .243 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .700 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 (1950) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 (1950) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - 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.