John Arthurs vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and John Arthurs 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

John Arthurs

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Arthurs: 1969-70 to 1969-70
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Arthurs 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons John Arthurs 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played John Arthurs 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games John Arthurs 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Arthurs 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Arthurs 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Arthurs 3.2 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game John Arthurs 1.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game John Arthurs 1.5 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Arthurs 35 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds John Arthurs 14 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists John Arthurs 17 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals John Arthurs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks John Arthurs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games John Arthurs 11 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Arthurs .343 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage John Arthurs - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage John Arthurs .733 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Arthurs 3.2 (1970) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Arthurs 1.3 (1970) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Arthurs 1.5 (1970) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Arthurs - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game John Arthurs - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game John Arthurs - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Arthurs - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds John Arthurs - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists John Arthurs - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals John Arthurs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks John Arthurs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games John Arthurs 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Arthurs - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage John Arthurs - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage John Arthurs - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Arthurs - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game John Arthurs - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Arthurs - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Arthurs - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Arthurs - 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.