Gar Heard vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

Gar Heard

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gar Heard 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.