Paul Pierce vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Paul Pierce 0 Larry Steele 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.