Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)