Rick Carlisle vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)