Sam Perkins vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Sam Perkins 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

Sam Perkins

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Perkins: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Perkins 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Sam Perkins 17 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Sam Perkins 15 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Sam Perkins 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Perkins 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Perkins 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.9 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 6.0 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.9 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 15,324 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 7,666 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Sam Perkins 1,975 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Sam Perkins 1,105 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 933 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Sam Perkins 1,286 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .459 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Sam Perkins .362 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .811 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 16.5 (1992) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 8.8 (1992) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 2.3 (1990) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.4 (1987) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 1.2 (1989) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.1 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 5.6 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.8 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 1,861 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 936 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Sam Perkins 246 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Sam Perkins 118 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 126 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Sam Perkins 167 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .444 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Sam Perkins .363 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .785 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 18.8 (1985) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 12.8 (1985) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 3.3 (1995) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 (1988) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 1.4 (1991) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)