Paul Pierce vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Rich Rinaldi - *

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.