Paul Pierce vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski 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.

Ed Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Ed Sadowski 0 *

All-NBA First Team Paul Pierce 0 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Ed Sadowski 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 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Ed Sadowski - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.