Yao Ming vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

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

Yao Ming

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Yao Ming 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)