Vern Hatton vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Hatton: 1958-59 to 1961-62
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Hatton 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Vern Hatton 4 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Vern Hatton 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Vern Hatton 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vern Hatton 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Hatton 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 Hatton 5.5 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.4 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 1.4 Paul Pierce 3.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 1,244 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 531 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Vern Hatton 318 Paul Pierce 4,708

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

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

Total Games Vern Hatton 225 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Hatton .344 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .714 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 8.1 (1962) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.8 (1959) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 2.5 (1962) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 Paul Pierce 3.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 9 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 3 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Vern Hatton 1 Paul Pierce 579

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

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

Total Games Vern Hatton 6 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Hatton .308 Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .333 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 (1960) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 (1960) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 (1960) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

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

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - 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.