Rick Barry vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Paul Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Paul Pierce 4

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Paul Pierce 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Paul Pierce 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Paul Pierce 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

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.