Tim Duncan vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Paul Pierce 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Paul Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Paul Pierce 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Paul Pierce 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Paul Pierce 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Paul Pierce 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)