Paul Pierce vs. James Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Ray 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.

James Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 James Ray 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 James Ray 3

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 James Ray 2

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 James Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 James Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 James Ray 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 James Ray 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 James Ray 2.2

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 James Ray 0.7

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 James Ray 0.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 James Ray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 James Ray 334

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 James Ray 228

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 James Ray 76

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 James Ray 38

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 James Ray 39

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 James Ray 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 James Ray .428

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 James Ray .333

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 James Ray .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) James Ray 3.8 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) James Ray 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) James Ray 0.9 (1983)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) James Ray 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) James Ray 0.4 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 James Ray 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 James Ray 0.8

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 James Ray 0.0

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 James Ray 0.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 James Ray 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 James Ray 3

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 James Ray 3

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 James Ray 0

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 James Ray 0

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 James Ray 2

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 James Ray 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 James Ray .167

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 James Ray -

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 James Ray .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) James Ray 1.0 (1982)