Tim Bassett vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Tim Bassett 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

Tim Bassett

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Bassett: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Bassett 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Tim Bassett 4 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Tim Bassett 2 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Tim Bassett 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tim Bassett 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Bassett 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 5.9 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 6.4 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.2 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.9 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.5 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 1,390 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 1,496 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Tim Bassett 285 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Tim Bassett 209 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 115 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Tim Bassett 235 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .388 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett .595 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 9.0 (1977) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 8.4 (1977) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.4 (1977) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 1.3 (1977) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.7 (1977) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 1.6 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 0.6 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 8 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 3 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Tim Bassett 0 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Tim Bassett 0 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 0 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Tim Bassett 5 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .429 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett 1.000 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 3.0 (1979) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 1.0 (1979) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.