Howie McCarty vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Howie McCarty 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

Howie McCarty

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howie McCarty: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howie McCarty 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Howie McCarty 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Howie McCarty 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Howie McCarty 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Howie McCarty 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howie McCarty 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howie McCarty 1.1 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty 0.1 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie McCarty 21 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Howie McCarty 2 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Howie McCarty 19 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie McCarty .122 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Howie McCarty .100 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie McCarty 1.1 (1947) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty 0.1 (1947) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howie McCarty - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie McCarty - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Howie McCarty - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Howie McCarty 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie McCarty - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Howie McCarty - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie McCarty - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - 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.