Paul Pierce vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Justus Thigpen 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Justus Thigpen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Justus Thigpen - *

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.