Paul Pierce vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer 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.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Carl Shaeffer 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 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.