Grant Long vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Grant Long 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

Grant Long

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Long: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Long 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Grant Long 15 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Grant Long 7 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Grant Long 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Grant Long 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Grant Long 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 9.5 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 6.1 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.7 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.2 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.4 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 9,518 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Grant Long 6,154 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Grant Long 1,716 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Grant Long 1,199 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Grant Long 366 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Grant Long 1,003 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .467 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .283 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .761 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 14.8 (1992) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 9.6 (1996) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.7 (1992) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.7 (1992) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.6 (1989) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 8.9 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 5.8 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.4 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.0 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.2 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 373 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Grant Long 243 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Grant Long 59 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Grant Long 41 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Grant Long 10 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Grant Long 42 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .411 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .200 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .756 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 13.7 (1995) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 11.3 (1995) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.8 (1996) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 2.0 (1999) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.5 (1994) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)