Richard Anderson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Richard Anderson 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

Richard Anderson

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Anderson: 1982-83 to 1989-90
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Anderson 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Richard Anderson 6 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Richard Anderson 4 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Richard Anderson 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Richard Anderson 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Richard Anderson 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 5.6 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 3.5 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 1.5 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.6 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.2 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Anderson 2,260 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Richard Anderson 1,418 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Richard Anderson 611 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Richard Anderson 225 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Richard Anderson 94 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Richard Anderson 407 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Anderson .412 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Richard Anderson .333 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Richard Anderson .762 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 8.5 (1984) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 5.2 (1984) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 2.5 (1984) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 (1983) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.4 (1984) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 3.9 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 1.7 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.1 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.2 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Anderson 58 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Richard Anderson 26 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Richard Anderson 10 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Richard Anderson 2 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Richard Anderson 3 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Richard Anderson 15 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Anderson .417 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Richard Anderson .381 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Richard Anderson .833 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 10.7 (1988) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 4.3 (1988) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 1.3 (1989) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 (1988) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.3 (1989) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)