Paul Pierce vs. Jim Ray Comparison

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

Jim Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Jim Ray: 1956-57 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Jim Ray 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Jim Ray 2

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Jim Ray 0

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Jim Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Jim Ray 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Jim Ray 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 Jim Ray 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Jim Ray 0.6

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Jim Ray 0.6

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Jim Ray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Jim Ray 9

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Jim Ray 5

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Jim Ray 5

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Jim Ray 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Jim Ray .176

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Jim Ray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Jim Ray .600

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Jim Ray 1.8 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Jim Ray 1.3 (1957)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Jim Ray 0.8 (1957)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Jim Ray - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Jim Ray -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Jim Ray -

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Jim Ray -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Jim Ray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Jim Ray -

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Jim Ray -

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Jim Ray -

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Jim Ray - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Jim Ray 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Jim Ray -

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Jim Ray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Jim Ray -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Jim Ray -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Jim Ray -

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Jim Ray -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Jim Ray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Jim Ray - 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.