Paul Pierce vs. John Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thomas 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.

John Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
John Thomas: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 John Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 John Thomas 5

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 John Thomas 2

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 John Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 John Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 John Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 John Thomas 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 John Thomas 2.1

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 John Thomas 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 John Thomas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 John Thomas 560

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 John Thomas 432

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 John Thomas 60

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 John Thomas 69

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 John Thomas 50

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 John Thomas 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 John Thomas .502

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 John Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 John Thomas .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) John Thomas 4.3 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) John Thomas 3.4 (1999)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) John Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) John Thomas 0.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) John Thomas 0.3 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 John Thomas 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 John Thomas 1.1

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 John Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 John Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 John Thomas 7

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 John Thomas 10

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 John Thomas 2

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 John Thomas 3

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 John Thomas 1

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 John Thomas 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 John Thomas .500

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 John Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 John Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) John Thomas 0.9 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) John Thomas 1.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) John Thomas 0.3 (2006)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) John Thomas 0.4 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) John Thomas 0.1 (2006)