Paul Pierce vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)