George Karl vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and George Karl 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

George Karl

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games George Karl 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Karl 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Karl 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 2.6 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists George Karl 51 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals George Karl 11 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games George Karl 33 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists George Karl 0 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals George Karl 0 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games George Karl 1 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.