Paul Pierce vs. Howie Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Shannon 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.

Howie Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Howie Shannon: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Howie Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Howie Shannon 2

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Howie Shannon 0

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Howie Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Howie Shannon 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Howie Shannon 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Howie Shannon 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Howie Shannon 2.5

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Howie Shannon 1,323

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Howie Shannon 299

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Howie Shannon 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Howie Shannon .355

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Howie Shannon .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Howie Shannon 13.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Howie Shannon 2.6 (1950)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Howie Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Howie Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Howie Shannon -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Howie Shannon -

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Howie Shannon -

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Howie Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Howie Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Howie Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Howie Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Howie Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Howie Shannon -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Howie Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Howie Shannon - 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.