Tom Patterson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

Tom Patterson

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Tom Patterson 2 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Tom Patterson 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Tom Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.2 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.2 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 56 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 24 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Tom Patterson 5 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Tom Patterson 25 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson .420 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson .778 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Tom Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Tom Patterson 1 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson - Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Tom 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.