Paul Pierce vs. D'Angelo Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars D'Angelo Russell 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.

D'Angelo Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 D'Angelo Russell 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 D'Angelo Russell 9

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 D'Angelo Russell 4

NBA Cups Won Paul Pierce 0 * D'Angelo Russell 1 *

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 D'Angelo Russell 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 D'Angelo Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 D'Angelo Russell 0

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 D'Angelo Russell 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 D'Angelo Russell 3.4

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 D'Angelo Russell 5.8

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 D'Angelo Russell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 D'Angelo Russell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 D'Angelo Russell 10,136

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 D'Angelo Russell 1,954

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 D'Angelo Russell 3,289

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 D'Angelo Russell 610

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 D'Angelo Russell 184

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 D'Angelo Russell 571

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 D'Angelo Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 D'Angelo Russell .369

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 D'Angelo Russell .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 D'Angelo Russell 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 D'Angelo Russell 3.0

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 D'Angelo Russell 4.9

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 D'Angelo Russell 1.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 D'Angelo Russell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 D'Angelo Russell 418

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 D'Angelo Russell 86

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 D'Angelo Russell 141

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 D'Angelo Russell 29

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 D'Angelo Russell 6

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 D'Angelo Russell 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 D'Angelo Russell .389

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 D'Angelo Russell .337

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 D'Angelo Russell .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023)