James Donaldson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and James Donaldson 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

James Donaldson

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Donaldson 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Donaldson 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)