Steve Patterson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Steve Patterson 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

Steve Patterson

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Patterson: 1971-72 to 1975-76
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Steve Patterson 5 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Steve Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Steve Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Patterson 4.4 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Patterson 4.7 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Patterson 1.3 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Steve Patterson 0.4 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Steve Patterson 0.4 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Patterson 1,552 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Steve Patterson 1,632 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Steve Patterson 443 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Steve Patterson 85 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Steve Patterson 94 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Steve Patterson 350 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Patterson .403 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Steve Patterson - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Steve Patterson .594 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Patterson 7.8 (1974) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Patterson 8.1 (1974) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Steve Patterson 2.2 (1974) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Steve Patterson 0.6 (1974) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Steve Patterson 0.8 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Patterson - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Patterson - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Patterson - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Steve Patterson - * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Steve Patterson - * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Patterson - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Steve Patterson - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Steve Patterson - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Steve Patterson - * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Steve Patterson - * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Steve Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Patterson - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Steve Patterson - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Steve Patterson - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Patterson - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Patterson - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Steve Patterson - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Steve Patterson - * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Steve Patterson - * 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, this player has no data for the stat.