Paul Pierce vs. John Wetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wetzel 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 Wetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 John Wetzel 2

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 John Wetzel 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 John Wetzel 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 John Wetzel 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 John Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) John Wetzel 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.