Paul Pierce vs. Garrett Temple Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garrett Temple 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.

Garrett Temple

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Garrett Temple: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Garrett Temple 14

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Garrett Temple 6

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Garrett Temple 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Garrett Temple 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Garrett Temple 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Garrett Temple 2.3

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Garrett Temple 1.7

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Garrett Temple 0.8

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Garrett Temple 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Garrett Temple 4,529

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Garrett Temple 1,682

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Garrett Temple 1,229

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Garrett Temple 593

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Garrett Temple 239

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Garrett Temple 743

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Garrett Temple .401

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Garrett Temple .344

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Garrett Temple .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Garrett Temple 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Garrett Temple 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Garrett Temple 2.6 (2017)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Garrett Temple 1.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Garrett Temple 0.5 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Garrett Temple 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Garrett Temple 0.8

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Garrett Temple 0.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Garrett Temple 0.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Garrett Temple 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Garrett Temple 78

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Garrett Temple 24

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Garrett Temple 13

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Garrett Temple 9

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Garrett Temple 2

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Garrett Temple 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Garrett Temple .338

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Garrett Temple .240

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Garrett Temple .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Garrett Temple 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Garrett Temple 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Garrett Temple 2.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Garrett Temple 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Garrett Temple 0.3 (2020)