Paul Pierce vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson 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.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 David Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Paul Pierce 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 David Thompson 407

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 David Thompson 27

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.