Paul Pierce vs. George Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George 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.

George Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
George Thompson: 1974-75 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 George Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 George Thompson 1

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 George Thompson 0

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 George Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 George Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 George Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 George Thompson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 George Thompson 2.5

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 George Thompson 3.1

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 George Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 George Thompson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 George Thompson 780

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 George Thompson 181

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 George Thompson 225

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 George Thompson 66

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 George Thompson 6

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 George Thompson 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 George Thompson .443

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 George Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 George Thompson .785

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) George Thompson 10.7 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) George Thompson 2.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) George Thompson 3.1 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) George Thompson 0.9 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) George Thompson 0.1 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 George Thompson -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 George Thompson -

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 George Thompson -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 George Thompson -

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 George Thompson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 George Thompson -

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 George Thompson -

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 George Thompson -

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 George Thompson -

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 George Thompson -

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 George Thompson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 George Thompson -

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 George Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 George Thompson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) George Thompson -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) George Thompson -

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) George Thompson -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) George Thompson -

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) George Thompson -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.