Sonny Hertzberg vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Sonny Hertzberg 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

Sonny Hertzberg

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Hertzberg 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Sonny Hertzberg 5 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Sonny Hertzberg 3 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Sonny Hertzberg 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Hertzberg 0 Paul Pierce 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 8.7 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 * Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.1 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 2,563 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 260 * Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 618 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 293 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .299 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .792 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) * Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 9.1 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 * Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.9 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 164 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 2 * Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 35 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 18 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .294 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .833 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) * Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.