Paul Pierce vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Wayne Yates 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Wayne Yates 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 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.