Paul Pierce vs. Kareem Rush Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kareem Rush 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.

Kareem Rush

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Kareem Rush 7

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Kareem Rush 2

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Kareem Rush 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Kareem Rush 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Kareem Rush 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Kareem Rush 1.7

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Kareem Rush 1.0

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Kareem Rush 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Kareem Rush 2,213

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Kareem Rush 572

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Kareem Rush 353

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Kareem Rush 150

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Kareem Rush 74

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Kareem Rush 346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Kareem Rush .400

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Kareem Rush .358

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Kareem Rush .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Kareem Rush 10.1 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Kareem Rush 2.4 (2008)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Kareem Rush 1.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Kareem Rush 0.4 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Kareem Rush 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Kareem Rush 0.6

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Kareem Rush 0.6

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Kareem Rush 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Kareem Rush 112

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Kareem Rush 19

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Kareem Rush 19

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Kareem Rush 11

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Kareem Rush 3

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Kareem Rush 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Kareem Rush .383

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Kareem Rush .393

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Kareem Rush .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Kareem Rush 3.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Kareem Rush 0.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Kareem Rush 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Kareem Rush 0.1 (2004)