Worthy Patterson vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

Worthy Patterson

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Worthy Patterson: 1957-58 to 1957-58
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Worthy Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Worthy Patterson 1 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Worthy Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Worthy Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Worthy Patterson 0 * Paul Pierce 1

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Worthy Patterson 1.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Worthy Patterson 0.5 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Worthy Patterson 0.5 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Worthy Patterson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Worthy Patterson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Worthy Patterson 7 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Worthy Patterson 2 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Worthy Patterson 2 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Worthy Patterson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Worthy Patterson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Worthy Patterson 4 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Worthy Patterson .375 Paul Pierce .445

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

Free Throw Percentage Worthy Patterson .500 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Worthy Patterson 1.8 (1958) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Worthy Patterson 0.5 (1958) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Worthy Patterson 0.5 (1958) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Worthy Patterson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Worthy Patterson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Worthy Patterson - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Worthy Patterson - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Worthy Patterson - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Worthy Patterson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Worthy Patterson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Worthy Patterson - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Worthy Patterson - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Worthy Patterson - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Worthy Patterson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Worthy Patterson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Worthy Patterson 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Worthy Patterson - Paul Pierce .423

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

Free Throw Percentage Worthy Patterson - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Worthy Patterson - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Worthy Patterson - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Worthy Patterson - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Worthy Patterson - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Worthy Patterson - 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.