John Havlicek vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Paul Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Paul Pierce 4

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Paul Pierce 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Paul Pierce 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.