Pete Cross vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Pete Cross 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

Pete Cross

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Cross: 1970-71 to 1972-73
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Cross 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Pete Cross 3 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Pete Cross 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Pete Cross 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Pete Cross 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Cross 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Cross 5.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross 8.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Pete Cross 1.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Cross 1,057 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Pete Cross 1,519 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Pete Cross 187 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Pete Cross 182 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Cross .431 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Pete Cross .695 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Cross 8.0 (1971) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross 12.0 (1971) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Pete Cross 1.4 (1971) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Cross - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Pete Cross - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Cross - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Pete Cross - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Pete Cross - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Pete Cross 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Cross - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Pete Cross - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Cross - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Cross - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Pete Cross - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Pete Cross - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

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.