Paul Pierce vs. Joe Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smith 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.

Joe Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Joe Smith 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Joe Smith 16

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Joe Smith 10

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Joe Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Joe Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Joe Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Joe Smith 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Joe Smith 6.4

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Joe Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Joe Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Joe Smith 11,208

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Joe Smith 6,575

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Joe Smith 1,010

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Joe Smith 606

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Joe Smith 868

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Joe Smith 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Joe Smith 8.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Joe Smith 1.6 (1999)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Joe Smith 1.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Joe Smith 1.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Joe Smith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Joe Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Joe Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Joe Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Joe Smith 337

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Joe Smith 243

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Joe Smith 20

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Joe Smith 23

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Joe Smith 38

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Joe Smith 13.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Joe Smith 10.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Joe Smith 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Joe Smith 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Joe Smith 2.0 (2004)