Paul Pierce vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale 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.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.