Paul Pierce vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben 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.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Bill Thieben 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Bill Thieben 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Bill Thieben - n/a **

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.