Jim Cleamons vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Cleamons 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 0 Paul Pierce 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Paul Pierce 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.