Tom Kelly vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and Tom Kelly 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

Tom Kelly

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Kelly: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Kelly 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Tom Kelly 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Tom Kelly 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Tom Kelly 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Kelly 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Kelly 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Kelly 7.1 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Kelly 1.4 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Kelly 191 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Tom Kelly 38 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Tom Kelly 27 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Kelly .335 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Tom Kelly .616 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Kelly 7.1 (1949) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tom Kelly 1.4 (1949) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Kelly - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Kelly - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Kelly - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Tom Kelly - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Tom Kelly 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Kelly - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Tom Kelly - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Kelly - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tom Kelly - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.