Nate McMillan vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Nate McMillan 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

Nate McMillan

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate McMillan: 1986-87 to 1997-98
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate McMillan 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Nate McMillan 12 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Nate McMillan 11 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Nate McMillan 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nate McMillan 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate McMillan 0 Paul Pierce 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate McMillan 2 Paul Pierce 0

Steals Leader Nate McMillan 1 Paul Pierce 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 5.9 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 4.0 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 6.1 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 1.9 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.4 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate McMillan 4,733 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Nate McMillan 3,222 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Nate McMillan 4,893 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Nate McMillan 1,544 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Nate McMillan 356 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Nate McMillan 796 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate McMillan .443 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Nate McMillan .343 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Nate McMillan .650 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 7.6 (1988) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 5.2 (1989) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 9.3 (1989) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 3.0 (1994) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.7 (1995) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 5.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 3.5 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 5.2 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 1.3 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.4 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate McMillan 489 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Nate McMillan 343 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Nate McMillan 505 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Nate McMillan 131 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Nate McMillan 43 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Nate McMillan 98 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate McMillan .381 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Nate McMillan .289 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Nate McMillan .632 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 9.6 (1992) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 4.5 (1995) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 8.0 (1987) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 2.5 (1995) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.7 (1987) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)