Vern Gardner vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

Vern Gardner

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vern Gardner 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.