Gary Payton vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gary Payton 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Paul Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Paul Pierce 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Paul Pierce 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Paul Pierce 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Paul Pierce 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Paul Pierce 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)