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Paul Pierce

Paul Anthony Pierce (The Truth) ▪ Twitter: @paulpierce34

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: October 13, 1977 in Oakland, California
High School: Inglewood in Inglewood, California
College: University of Kansas
Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (10th pick, 10th overall), 1998 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: February 5, 1999
Age: 35 years, 224 days ▪ Experience: 15 years

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1998-99 21 BOS NBA SF 48 47 1632 284 647 .439 84 204 .412 139 195 .713 117 192 309 115 82 50 113 139 791
1999-00 22 BOS NBA SF 73 72 2583 486 1099 .442 96 280 .343 359 450 .798 83 313 396 221 152 62 178 237 1427
2000-01 23 BOS NBA SF 82 82 3120 687 1513 .454 147 384 .383 550 738 .745 94 428 522 253 138 69 262 251 2071
2001-02 24 BOS NBA SG 82 82 3302 707 1598 .442 210 520 .404 520 643 .809 81 485 566 261 154 86 241 237 2144
2002-03 25 BOS NBA SG 79 79 3096 663 1592 .416 118 391 .302 604 753 .802 106 472 578 349 139 62 288 227 2048
2003-04 26 BOS NBA SG 80 80 3099 602 1497 .402 115 384 .299 517 631 .819 69 453 522 410 131 52 303 234 1836
2004-05 27 BOS NBA SF 82 82 2960 556 1223 .455 108 292 .370 549 668 .822 78 461 539 348 133 39 230 255 1769
2005-06 28 BOS NBA SF 79 79 3084 689 1462 .471 111 314 .354 627 812 .772 77 453 530 375 107 34 273 223 2116
2006-07 29 BOS NBA SG 47 46 1740 373 850 .439 107 275 .389 320 402 .796 39 238 277 194 48 13 152 122 1173
2007-08 30 BOS NBA SF 80 80 2874 509 1098 .464 143 365 .392 409 485 .843 53 358 411 363 101 36 221 200 1570
2008-09 31 BOS NBA SF 81 81 3035 540 1181 .457 119 304 .391 459 553 .830 56 401 457 294 80 27 228 215 1658
2009-10 32 BOS NBA SF 71 71 2411 409 867 .472 109 263 .414 369 433 .852 39 271 310 218 84 31 166 196 1296
2010-11 33 BOS NBA SF 80 80 2774 507 1021 .497 111 297 .374 386 449 .860 34 396 430 260 80 51 171 231 1511
2011-12 34 BOS NBA SF 61 61 2075 394 890 .443 100 273 .366 293 344 .852 37 280 317 274 70 26 173 147 1181
2012-13 35 BOS NBA SF 77 77 2575 476 1092 .436 145 382 .380 333 423 .787 45 442 487 370 84 30 214 210 1430
Career NBA 1102 1099 40360 7882 17630 .447 1823 4928 .370 6434 7979 .806 1008 5643 6651 4305 1583 668 3213 3124 24021

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1998-99 21 BOS NBA SF 48 47 34.0 5.9 13.5 .439 1.8 4.3 .412 2.9 4.1 .713 2.4 4.0 6.4 2.4 1.7 1.0 2.4 2.9 16.5
1999-00 22 BOS NBA SF 73 72 35.4 6.7 15.1 .442 1.3 3.8 .343 4.9 6.2 .798 1.1 4.3 5.4 3.0 2.1 0.8 2.4 3.2 19.5
2000-01 23 BOS NBA SF 82 82 38.0 8.4 18.5 .454 1.8 4.7 .383 6.7 9.0 .745 1.1 5.2 6.4 3.1 1.7 0.8 3.2 3.1 25.3
2001-02 24 BOS NBA SG 82 82 40.3 8.6 19.5 .442 2.6 6.3 .404 6.3 7.8 .809 1.0 5.9 6.9 3.2 1.9 1.0 2.9 2.9 26.1
2002-03 25 BOS NBA SG 79 79 39.2 8.4 20.2 .416 1.5 4.9 .302 7.6 9.5 .802 1.3 6.0 7.3 4.4 1.8 0.8 3.6 2.9 25.9
2003-04 26 BOS NBA SG 80 80 38.7 7.5 18.7 .402 1.4 4.8 .299 6.5 7.9 .819 0.9 5.7 6.5 5.1 1.6 0.7 3.8 2.9 23.0
2004-05 27 BOS NBA SF 82 82 36.1 6.8 14.9 .455 1.3 3.6 .370 6.7 8.1 .822 1.0 5.6 6.6 4.2 1.6 0.5 2.8 3.1 21.6
2005-06 28 BOS NBA SF 79 79 39.0 8.7 18.5 .471 1.4 4.0 .354 7.9 10.3 .772 1.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 1.4 0.4 3.5 2.8 26.8
2006-07 29 BOS NBA SG 47 46 37.0 7.9 18.1 .439 2.3 5.9 .389 6.8 8.6 .796 0.8 5.1 5.9 4.1 1.0 0.3 3.2 2.6 25.0
2007-08 30 BOS NBA SF 80 80 35.9 6.4 13.7 .464 1.8 4.6 .392 5.1 6.1 .843 0.7 4.5 5.1 4.5 1.3 0.5 2.8 2.5 19.6
2008-09 31 BOS NBA SF 81 81 37.5 6.7 14.6 .457 1.5 3.8 .391 5.7 6.8 .830 0.7 5.0 5.6 3.6 1.0 0.3 2.8 2.7 20.5
2009-10 32 BOS NBA SF 71 71 34.0 5.8 12.2 .472 1.5 3.7 .414 5.2 6.1 .852 0.5 3.8 4.4 3.1 1.2 0.4 2.3 2.8 18.3
2010-11 33 BOS NBA SF 80 80 34.7 6.3 12.8 .497 1.4 3.7 .374 4.8 5.6 .860 0.4 5.0 5.4 3.3 1.0 0.6 2.1 2.9 18.9
2011-12 34 BOS NBA SF 61 61 34.0 6.5 14.6 .443 1.6 4.5 .366 4.8 5.6 .852 0.6 4.6 5.2 4.5 1.1 0.4 2.8 2.4 19.4
2012-13 35 BOS NBA SF 77 77 33.4 6.2 14.2 .436 1.9 5.0 .380 4.3 5.5 .787 0.6 5.7 6.3 4.8 1.1 0.4 2.8 2.7 18.6
Career NBA 1102 1099 36.6 7.2 16.0 .447 1.7 4.5 .370 5.8 7.2 .806 0.9 5.1 6.0 3.9 1.4 0.6 2.9 2.8 21.8

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1998-99 21 BOS NBA SF 48 47 1632 6.3 14.3 .439 1.9 4.5 .412 3.1 4.3 .713 2.6 4.2 6.8 2.5 1.8 1.1 2.5 3.1 17.4
1999-00 22 BOS NBA SF 73 72 2583 6.8 15.3 .442 1.3 3.9 .343 5.0 6.3 .798 1.2 4.4 5.5 3.1 2.1 0.9 2.5 3.3 19.9
2000-01 23 BOS NBA SF 82 82 3120 7.9 17.5 .454 1.7 4.4 .383 6.3 8.5 .745 1.1 4.9 6.0 2.9 1.6 0.8 3.0 2.9 23.9
2001-02 24 BOS NBA SG 82 82 3302 7.7 17.4 .442 2.3 5.7 .404 5.7 7.0 .809 0.9 5.3 6.2 2.8 1.7 0.9 2.6 2.6 23.4
2002-03 25 BOS NBA SG 79 79 3096 7.7 18.5 .416 1.4 4.5 .302 7.0 8.8 .802 1.2 5.5 6.7 4.1 1.6 0.7 3.3 2.6 23.8
2003-04 26 BOS NBA SG 80 80 3099 7.0 17.4 .402 1.3 4.5 .299 6.0 7.3 .819 0.8 5.3 6.1 4.8 1.5 0.6 3.5 2.7 21.3
2004-05 27 BOS NBA SF 82 82 2960 6.8 14.9 .455 1.3 3.6 .370 6.7 8.1 .822 0.9 5.6 6.6 4.2 1.6 0.5 2.8 3.1 21.5
2005-06 28 BOS NBA SF 79 79 3084 8.0 17.1 .471 1.3 3.7 .354 7.3 9.5 .772 0.9 5.3 6.2 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.2 2.6 24.7
2006-07 29 BOS NBA SG 47 46 1740 7.7 17.6 .439 2.2 5.7 .389 6.6 8.3 .796 0.8 4.9 5.7 4.0 1.0 0.3 3.1 2.5 24.3
2007-08 30 BOS NBA SF 80 80 2874 6.4 13.8 .464 1.8 4.6 .392 5.1 6.1 .843 0.7 4.5 5.1 4.5 1.3 0.5 2.8 2.5 19.7
2008-09 31 BOS NBA SF 81 81 3035 6.4 14.0 .457 1.4 3.6 .391 5.4 6.6 .830 0.7 4.8 5.4 3.5 0.9 0.3 2.7 2.6 19.7
2009-10 32 BOS NBA SF 71 71 2411 6.1 12.9 .472 1.6 3.9 .414 5.5 6.5 .852 0.6 4.0 4.6 3.3 1.3 0.5 2.5 2.9 19.4
2010-11 33 BOS NBA SF 80 80 2774 6.6 13.3 .497 1.4 3.9 .374 5.0 5.8 .860 0.4 5.1 5.6 3.4 1.0 0.7 2.2 3.0 19.6
2011-12 34 BOS NBA SF 61 61 2075 6.8 15.4 .443 1.7 4.7 .366 5.1 6.0 .852 0.6 4.9 5.5 4.8 1.2 0.5 3.0 2.6 20.5
2012-13 35 BOS NBA SF 77 77 2575 6.7 15.3 .436 2.0 5.3 .380 4.7 5.9 .787 0.6 6.2 6.8 5.2 1.2 0.4 3.0 2.9 20.0
Career NBA 1102 1099 40360 7.0 15.7 .447 1.6 4.4 .370 5.7 7.1 .806 0.9 5.0 5.9 3.8 1.4 0.6 2.9 2.8 21.4

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1998-99 21 BOS NBA SF 48 1632 19.2 .540 .504 7.8 13.6 10.6 12.3 2.6 2.2 13.4 23.1 106 101 2.9 2.0 4.9 .144
1999-00 22 BOS NBA SF 73 2583 19.8 .550 .486 3.5 14.6 8.7 14.6 3.0 1.8 12.1 24.8 109 103 5.2 3.0 8.2 .152
2000-01 23 BOS NBA SF 82 3120 22.3 .563 .503 3.4 16.7 9.8 16.9 2.3 1.7 12.5 30.6 107 102 6.9 3.5 10.4 .160
2001-02 24 BOS NBA SG 82 3302 22.3 .570 .508 2.6 16.5 9.4 15.7 2.4 2.0 11.4 29.3 109 99 7.3 5.6 12.9 .187
2002-03 25 BOS NBA SG 79 3096 22.7 .532 .454 3.8 17.7 10.6 24.2 2.4 1.6 13.0 33.2 104 100 5.3 4.8 10.1 .157
2003-04 26 BOS NBA SG 80 3099 19.4 .517 .441 2.6 16.4 9.6 25.1 2.2 1.3 14.6 30.5 101 103 3.7 3.4 7.1 .109
2004-05 27 BOS NBA SF 82 2960 21.8 .583 .499 3.1 17.8 10.6 20.3 2.3 1.0 13.2 26.6 114 105 7.7 3.6 11.2 .182
2005-06 28 BOS NBA SF 79 3084 23.6 .582 .509 3.1 17.5 10.5 23.4 1.8 0.8 13.0 31.2 112 106 8.3 3.2 11.5 .178
2006-07 29 BOS NBA SG 47 1740 21.7 .571 .502 2.6 16.8 9.5 22.1 1.4 0.6 12.9 30.7 110 107 3.8 1.6 5.4 .148
2007-08 30 BOS NBA SF 80 2874 19.6 .599 .529 2.3 14.0 8.5 21.8 1.9 1.0 14.4 24.8 115 100 6.7 5.7 12.4 .207
2008-09 31 BOS NBA SF 81 3035 17.7 .582 .508 2.4 15.4 9.2 16.3 1.4 0.7 13.8 25.4 112 104 5.5 4.8 10.3 .164
2009-10 32 BOS NBA SF 71 2411 18.2 .613 .535 2.0 13.4 7.9 15.1 1.8 1.0 13.6 23.8 114 105 5.0 3.3 8.3 .165
2010-11 33 BOS NBA SF 80 2774 19.7 .620 .551 1.6 16.6 9.5 16.1 1.5 1.4 12.3 24.0 116 101 6.5 5.1 11.6 .201
2011-12 34 BOS NBA SF 61 2075 19.6 .567 .499 2.2 15.2 9.0 24.3 1.8 1.0 14.2 28.1 106 99 3.3 3.7 7.0 .161
2012-13 35 BOS NBA SF 77 2575 19.1 .559 .502 2.1 19.7 11.2 25.1 1.7 0.9 14.3 27.4 106 102 3.5 3.7 7.2 .135
Career NBA 1102 40360 20.6 .568 .499 2.9 16.2 9.7 19.7 2.0 1.3 13.2 27.8 109 102 81.6 56.8 138.4 .165

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 24 BOS NBA SG 16 16 672 122 303 .403 30 104 .288 120 157 .764 27 110 137 66 27 20 61 52 394
2002-03 25 BOS NBA SG 10 10 445 77 193 .399 16 45 .356 101 117 .863 11 79 90 67 21 8 44 38 271
2003-04 26 BOS NBA SG 4 4 162 26 76 .342 5 17 .294 26 31 .839 6 29 35 10 5 4 25 12 83
2004-05 27 BOS NBA SF 7 7 277 47 93 .505 7 27 .259 59 68 .868 7 47 54 32 13 10 19 18 160
2007-08 30 BOS NBA SF 26 26 990 163 370 .441 43 119 .361 142 177 .802 21 108 129 119 28 8 82 90 511
2008-09 31 BOS NBA SF 14 14 556 95 221 .430 19 57 .333 85 101 .842 4 77 81 43 15 5 33 44 294
2009-10 32 BOS NBA SF 24 24 930 147 336 .438 40 102 .392 117 142 .824 20 123 143 82 24 14 64 80 451
2010-11 33 BOS NBA SF 9 9 343 68 148 .459 21 47 .447 30 34 .882 5 40 45 25 12 4 24 30 187
2011-12 34 BOS NBA SF 20 20 778 120 311 .386 27 87 .310 110 123 .894 14 107 121 62 30 18 56 68 377
2012-13 35 BOS NBA SF 6 6 255 39 106 .368 11 41 .268 26 29 .897 4 30 34 32 5 3 32 21 115
Career NBA 136 136 5408 904 2157 .419 219 646 .339 816 979 .834 119 750 869 538 180 94 440 453 2843

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 24 BOS NBA SG 16 16 42.0 7.6 18.9 .403 1.9 6.5 .288 7.5 9.8 .764 1.7 6.9 8.6 4.1 1.7 1.3 3.8 3.3 24.6
2002-03 25 BOS NBA SG 10 10 44.5 7.7 19.3 .399 1.6 4.5 .356 10.1 11.7 .863 1.1 7.9 9.0 6.7 2.1 0.8 4.4 3.8 27.1
2003-04 26 BOS NBA SG 4 4 40.5 6.5 19.0 .342 1.3 4.3 .294 6.5 7.8 .839 1.5 7.3 8.8 2.5 1.3 1.0 6.3 3.0 20.8
2004-05 27 BOS NBA SF 7 7 39.6 6.7 13.3 .505 1.0 3.9 .259 8.4 9.7 .868 1.0 6.7 7.7 4.6 1.9 1.4 2.7 2.6 22.9
2007-08 30 BOS NBA SF 26 26 38.1 6.3 14.2 .441 1.7 4.6 .361 5.5 6.8 .802 0.8 4.2 5.0 4.6 1.1 0.3 3.2 3.5 19.7
2008-09 31 BOS NBA SF 14 14 39.7 6.8 15.8 .430 1.4 4.1 .333 6.1 7.2 .842 0.3 5.5 5.8 3.1 1.1 0.4 2.4 3.1 21.0
2009-10 32 BOS NBA SF 24 24 38.8 6.1 14.0 .438 1.7 4.3 .392 4.9 5.9 .824 0.8 5.1 6.0 3.4 1.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 18.8
2010-11 33 BOS NBA SF 9 9 38.1 7.6 16.4 .459 2.3 5.2 .447 3.3 3.8 .882 0.6 4.4 5.0 2.8 1.3 0.4 2.7 3.3 20.8
2011-12 34 BOS NBA SF 20 20 38.9 6.0 15.6 .386 1.4 4.4 .310 5.5 6.2 .894 0.7 5.4 6.1 3.1 1.5 0.9 2.8 3.4 18.9
2012-13 35 BOS NBA SF 6 6 42.5 6.5 17.7 .368 1.8 6.8 .268 4.3 4.8 .897 0.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 0.8 0.5 5.3 3.5 19.2
Career NBA 136 136 39.8 6.6 15.9 .419 1.6 4.8 .339 6.0 7.2 .834 0.9 5.5 6.4 4.0 1.3 0.7 3.2 3.3 20.9

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 24 BOS NBA SG 16 16 672 6.5 16.2 .403 1.6 5.6 .288 6.4 8.4 .764 1.4 5.9 7.3 3.5 1.4 1.1 3.3 2.8 21.1
2002-03 25 BOS NBA SG 10 10 445 6.2 15.6 .399 1.3 3.6 .356 8.2 9.5 .863 0.9 6.4 7.3 5.4 1.7 0.6 3.6 3.1 21.9
2003-04 26 BOS NBA SG 4 4 162 5.8 16.9 .342 1.1 3.8 .294 5.8 6.9 .839 1.3 6.4 7.8 2.2 1.1 0.9 5.6 2.7 18.4
2004-05 27 BOS NBA SF 7 7 277 6.1 12.1 .505 0.9 3.5 .259 7.7 8.8 .868 0.9 6.1 7.0 4.2 1.7 1.3 2.5 2.3 20.8
2007-08 30 BOS NBA SF 26 26 990 5.9 13.5 .441 1.6 4.3 .361 5.2 6.4 .802 0.8 3.9 4.7 4.3 1.0 0.3 3.0 3.3 18.6
2008-09 31 BOS NBA SF 14 14 556 6.2 14.3 .430 1.2 3.7 .333 5.5 6.5 .842 0.3 5.0 5.2 2.8 1.0 0.3 2.1 2.8 19.0
2009-10 32 BOS NBA SF 24 24 930 5.7 13.0 .438 1.5 3.9 .392 4.5 5.5 .824 0.8 4.8 5.5 3.2 0.9 0.5 2.5 3.1 17.5
2010-11 33 BOS NBA SF 9 9 343 7.1 15.5 .459 2.2 4.9 .447 3.1 3.6 .882 0.5 4.2 4.7 2.6 1.3 0.4 2.5 3.1 19.6
2011-12 34 BOS NBA SF 20 20 778 5.6 14.4 .386 1.2 4.0 .310 5.1 5.7 .894 0.6 5.0 5.6 2.9 1.4 0.8 2.6 3.1 17.4
2012-13 35 BOS NBA SF 6 6 255 5.5 15.0 .368 1.6 5.8 .268 3.7 4.1 .897 0.6 4.2 4.8 4.5 0.7 0.4 4.5 3.0 16.2
Career NBA 136 136 5408 6.0 14.4 .419 1.5 4.3 .339 5.4 6.5 .834 0.8 5.0 5.8 3.6 1.2 0.6 2.9 3.0 18.9

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2001-02 24 BOS NBA SG 16 672 21.1 .529 .452 4.6 18.1 11.4 19.6 2.1 2.5 14.1 30.1 103 97 1.0 1.3 2.3 .161
2002-03 25 BOS NBA SG 10 445 23.0 .554 .440 2.9 20.1 11.6 30.0 2.5 1.4 15.3 30.7 107 99 0.9 0.8 1.7 .179
2003-04 26 BOS NBA SG 4 162 11.7 .463 .375 4.4 19.5 12.3 14.1 1.6 1.8 21.8 33.3 80 108 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 -0.116
2004-05 27 BOS NBA SF 7 277 27.5 .651 .543 3.1 20.9 12.0 22.9 2.6 3.3 13.4 25.1 126 97 1.1 0.6 1.7 .301
2007-08 30 BOS NBA SF 26 990 17.4 .570 .499 2.7 13.5 8.2 22.5 1.6 0.7 15.5 25.8 110 105 1.6 1.3 3.0 .145
2008-09 31 BOS NBA SF 14 556 16.1 .554 .473 0.8 16.8 8.7 13.6 1.4 0.8 11.1 24.8 108 107 0.7 0.6 1.3 .112
2009-10 32 BOS NBA SF 24 930 15.8 .566 .497 2.7 15.7 9.4 15.9 1.4 1.3 13.8 23.7 107 103 0.9 1.6 2.5 .131
2010-11 33 BOS NBA SF 9 343 17.6 .574 .530 1.9 13.6 8.0 13.5 1.9 1.0 12.8 26.1 107 104 0.5 0.4 0.9 .128
2011-12 34 BOS NBA SF 20 778 16.1 .516 .429 2.2 15.8 9.2 14.8 2.1 1.9 13.3 26.5 98 98 0.3 1.3 1.7 .102
2012-13 35 BOS NBA SF 6 255 10.8 .484 .420 2.1 13.0 8.0 29.1 1.1 1.0 21.2 30.1 85 100 -0.5 0.4 -0.2 -0.029
Career NBA 136 5408 17.8 .549 .470 2.7 16.2 9.6 19.1 1.8 1.5 14.5 26.8 104 102 6.1 8.4 14.5 .129

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 24 BOS NBA SG 1 0 23:00 9 18 .500 1 6 .167 0 0 3 7 3 1 0 0 1 19
2002-03 25 BOS NBA SG 1 0 18:00 4 11 .364 0 5 .000 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 2 1 8
2003-04 26 BOS NBA SG 1 0 14:00 4 8 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 8
2004-05 27 BOS NBA SF 1 0 14:00 4 7 .571 0 2 .000 1 1 1.000 0 3 3 2 0 0 2 9
2005-06 28 BOS NBA SF 1 0 15:00 3 6 .500 0 0 1 2 .500 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7
2007-08 30 BOS NBA SF 1 0 12:37 5 9 .556 0 3 .000 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 10
2008-09 31 BOS NBA SF 1 0 19:39 6 11 .545 1 5 .200 5 6 .833 1 4 2 2 0 1 3 18
2009-10 32 BOS NBA SF 1 0 11:36 3 6 .500 2 3 .667 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8
2010-11 33 BOS NBA SF 1 0 11:12 2 6 .333 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 6
2011-12 34 BOS NBA SF 1 0 11:07 1 8 .125 1 4 .250 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 3
Career NBA 10 0 150 41 90 .456 6 32 .188 8 11 .727 5 26 18 12 1 12 10 96

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 15 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Paul Pierce 12.9 12.4 11.6 11.5 11.2 10.4 10.3 10.1 8.3 8.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 5.4 4.9
John Havlicek 91.3 12.5 12.4 12.1 10.6 9.7 9.7 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.3 6.4 6.1 4.5 4.3
Rick Barry 90.6 14.4 12.7 11.1 10.4 10.4 10.2 9.7 9.6 8.5 8.4 8.1 7.8 4.2 3.4
Adrian Dantley 89.2 14.6 13.6 12.8 12.6 12.2 10.5 10.3 9.8 9.4 8.0 7.4 5.7 4.3 3.1 0.1
Dominique Wilkins 88.3 12.2 11.4 11.1 10.8 10.5 10.4 9.8 8.4 7.6 7.0 5.8 5.1 3.9 3.4 0.3
Elvin Hayes 87.7 12.5 12.1 10.6 9.6 9.4 8.5 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.3 6.2 5.1 5.1 2.4
Scottie Pippen 87.7 13.1 12.7 12.3 11.8 11.2 11.2 8.6 7.8 6.6 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.0 3.7 2.3
Bailey Howell 86.8 14.0 11.8 11.7 11.3 10.9 10.7 10.1 9.8 8.7 7.6 5.0 3.1
Chet Walker 86.6 14.5 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.8 8.2 7.8 5.4 5.3 3.7
Dolph Schayes 84.4 14.8 13.7 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.0 11.8 10.3 9.5 9.4 8.5 8.5 3.1 2.4 -0.1
Kevin McHale 83.7 14.8 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.5 10.2 10.1 7.9 7.5 7.5 4.7 4.0 2.8
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Paul Pierce 12.9 12.4 11.6 11.5 11.2 10.4 10.3 10.1 8.3 8.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 5.4 4.9
Rick Barry 90.6 14.4 12.7 11.1 10.4 10.4 10.2 9.7 9.6 8.5 8.4 8.1 7.8 4.2 3.4
John Havlicek 90.5 12.5 12.4 12.1 10.6 9.7 9.7 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.3 6.4 6.1 5.1 4.5 4.3
Adrian Dantley 89.2 14.6 13.6 12.8 12.6 12.2 10.5 10.3 9.8 9.4 8.0 7.4 5.7 4.3 3.1 0.1
Dominique Wilkins 88.3 12.2 11.4 11.1 10.8 10.5 10.4 9.8 8.4 7.6 7.0 5.8 5.1 3.9 3.4 0.3
Elvin Hayes 87.6 12.5 12.1 10.6 9.6 9.4 8.5 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.3 6.2 5.1 5.1 2.4 0.2
Scottie Pippen 87.6 13.1 12.7 12.3 11.8 11.2 11.2 8.6 7.8 6.6 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.7 2.3 0.3
Bailey Howell 86.8 14.0 11.8 11.7 11.3 10.9 10.7 10.1 9.8 8.7 7.6 5.0 3.1
Chet Walker 86.6 14.5 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.8 8.2 7.8 5.4 5.3 3.7
Dolph Schayes 84.4 14.8 13.7 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.0 11.8 10.3 9.5 9.4 8.5 8.5 3.1 2.4 -0.1
Kevin McHale 83.7 14.8 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.5 10.2 10.1 7.9 7.5 7.5 4.7 4.0 2.8

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1995-96 18 KANSAS 34 862 143 341 35 115 83 137 180 61 44 27 80 82 404 .419 .304 .606 25.4 11.9 5.3 1.8
1996-97 19 KANSAS 36 1013 215 441 33 71 124 173 243 77 61 28 108 98 587 .488 .465 .717 28.1 16.3 6.8 2.1
1997-98 20 KANSAS 38 1155 287 559 40 116 163 221 253 98 42 43 110 89 777 .513 .345 .738 30.4 20.4 6.7 2.6
Career 108 3030 645 1341 108 302 370 531 676 236 147 98 298 269 1768 .481 .358 .697 28.1 16.4 6.3 2.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
2002 NBA
2003 NBA
2004 NBA
2005 NBA
2006 NBA
2008 NBA
2009 NBA
2010 NBA
2011 NBA
2012 NBA
Awards
2007-08 NBA Finals MVP
Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 17 times (Show/Hide)

Player of the Month: 4 times (Show/Hide)

Rookie of the Month: 1 time (Show/Hide)
Honors
1995 McDonald's All American
1997-98 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1998-99 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
2001-02 NBA All-NBA (3rd)
2002-03 NBA All-NBA (3rd)
2007-08 NBA All-NBA (3rd)
2008-09 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
2000-01 NBA 0.004 (13)
2001-02 NBA 0.017 (11)
2002-03 NBA 0.001 (11)
2007-08 NBA 0.001 (14)
2008-09 NBA 0.017 (7)
Active 0.040 (24)
Career 0.040 (108)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
2008 Boston Celtics (NBA)
Games
2000-01 NBA 82 (2)
2001-02 NBA 82 (3)
2004-05 NBA 82 (2)
Career NBA 1102 (57)
Career 1102 (62)
Minutes Played
2001-02 NBA 3302 (5)
2008-09 NBA 3035 (10)
Active 40360 (6)
Career NBA 40360 (25)
Career 40360 (28)
Field Goals
2001-02 NBA 707 (6)
2005-06 NBA 689 (10)
Active 7882 (7)
Career NBA 7882 (35)
Career 7882 (39)
Field Goal Attempts
2000-01 NBA 1513 (10)
2001-02 NBA 1598 (3)
2002-03 NBA 1592 (4)
2003-04 NBA 1497 (3)
Active 17630 (7)
Career NBA 17630 (27)
Career 17630 (31)
3-Pt Field Goals
1998-99 NBA 84 (10)
2000-01 NBA 147 (10)
2001-02 NBA 210 (3)
Active 1823 (4)
Career NBA 1823 (5)
Career 1823 (5)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
2000-01 NBA 384 (10)
2001-02 NBA 520 (3)
2002-03 NBA 391 (10)
Active 4928 (4)
Career NBA 4928 (5)
Career 4928 (5)
Free Throws
2000-01 NBA 550 (3)
2001-02 NBA 520 (2)
2002-03 NBA 604 (1)
 2003-04 NBA 517 (2)
2004-05 NBA 549 (6)
2005-06 NBA 627 (5)
2008-09 NBA 459 (8)
2011-12 NBA 293 (10)
2012-13 NBA 333 (9)
Active 6434 (2)
Career NBA 6434 (10)
Career 6434 (11)
Free Throw Attempts
2000-01 NBA 738 (3)
2001-02 NBA 643 (3)
2002-03 NBA 753 (1)
 2003-04 NBA 631 (2)
2004-05 NBA 668 (6)
2005-06 NBA 812 (4)
2008-09 NBA 553 (7)
Active 7979 (2)
Career NBA 7979 (17)
Career 7979 (20)
Defensive Rebounds
Career NBA 5643 (36)
Career 5643 (44)
Assists
Career NBA 4305 (77)
Career 4305 (81)
Steals
1999-00 NBA 152 (4)
2000-01 NBA 138 (9)
2001-02 NBA 154 (6)
2002-03 NBA 139 (8)
2004-05 NBA 133 (8)
Active 1583 (6)
Career NBA 1583 (28)
Career 1583 (30)
Turnovers
2000-01 NBA 262 (7)
2002-03 NBA 288 (4)
2003-04 NBA 303 (1)
 2004-05 NBA 230 (10)
2005-06 NBA 273 (3)
2008-09 NBA 228 (9)
Active 3213 (4)
Career NBA 3213 (16)
Career 3213 (18)
Personal Fouls
Active 3124 (6)
Career NBA 3124 (54)
Career 3124 (64)
Points
2000-01 NBA 2071 (4)
2001-02 NBA 2144 (1)
 2002-03 NBA 2048 (4)
2003-04 NBA 1836 (4)
2005-06 NBA 2116 (7)
Active 24021 (4)
Career NBA 24021 (20)
Career 24021 (25)
Minutes Per Game
2001-02 NBA 40.3 (8)
Active 36.6 (7)
Career NBA 36.6 (37)
Career 36.6 (38)
Points Per Game
2000-01 NBA 25.3 (8)
2001-02 NBA 26.1 (3)
2002-03 NBA 25.9 (5)
2003-04 NBA 22.9 (5)
2005-06 NBA 26.8 (6)
Active 21.8 (7)
Career NBA 21.8 (30)
Career 21.8 (31)
Steals Per Game
1999-00 NBA 2.1 (2)
2001-02 NBA 1.9 (8)
2002-03 NBA 1.8 (7)
2004-05 NBA 1.6 (10)
Active 1.4 (8)
Career NBA 1.4 (41)
Career 1.4 (48)
Player Efficiency Rating
2001-02 NBA 22.3 (10)
2002-03 NBA 22.7 (7)
Career NBA 20.6 (53)
Career 20.6 (55)
True Shooting Pct
2009-10 NBA .613 (8)
2010-11 NBA .620 (4)
Career NBA .568 (73)
Career .568 (74)
Steal Pct
1999-00 NBA 3.0 (9)
Usage Pct
2000-01 NBA 30.6 (8)
2001-02 NBA 29.3 (9)
2002-03 NBA 33.2 (2)
2003-04 NBA 30.5 (4)
2005-06 NBA 31.2 (8)
2006-07 NBA 30.7 (10)
Active 27.8 (8)
Career NBA 27.8 (19)
Career 27.8 (20)
Defensive Rating
Career NBA 102.3 (90)
Offensive Win Shares
2004-05 NBA 7.7 (10)
Active 81.6 (9)
Career NBA 81.6 (33)
Career 81.6 (38)
Defensive Win Shares
2001-02 NBA 5.6 (4)
2002-03 NBA 4.8 (10)
2007-08 NBA 5.7 (5)
2008-09 NBA 4.8 (8)
2010-11 NBA 5.1 (6)
2011-12 NBA 3.7 (10)
Active 56.8 (7)
Career NBA 56.8 (28)
Career 56.8 (31)
Win Shares
2001-02 NBA 12.9 (5)
2004-05 NBA 11.2 (10)
2007-08 NBA 12.4 (9)
2010-11 NBA 11.6 (8)
Active 138.4 (8)
Career NBA 138.4 (27)
Career 138.4 (30)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
2007-08 NBA .207 (9)
Career NBA .165 (60)
Career .165 (62)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.983 (7)
Career 0.983 (42)
NBA Elo Player Rating
49th (overall) as of May 25, 2013, 5:04AM
7th (active) as of May 25, 2013, 5:04AM
    

Transactions

June 24, 1998: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1998 NBA Draft.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1998-99 Boston Celtics NBA $1,165,000
1999-00 Boston Celtics NBA $1,503,960
2000-01 Boston Celtics NBA $1,608,840
2001-02 Boston Celtics NBA $2,051,271
2002-03 Boston Celtics NBA $10,067,750
2003-04 Boston Celtics NBA $11,326,219
2004-05 Boston Celtics NBA $12,584,688
2005-06 Boston Celtics NBA $13,843,156
2006-07 Boston Celtics NBA $15,101,625
2007-08 Boston Celtics NBA $16,360,094
2008-09 Boston Celtics NBA $18,077,903
2009-10 Boston Celtics NBA $19,795,712
2010-11 Boston Celtics NBA $13,876,321
2011-12 Boston Celtics NBA $15,333,334
Career (may be incomplete) $152,695,873

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13 2013-14
Boston Celtics $16,790,345 $15,333,334
  • Signed July 15, 2010 for an assumed $61,333,334 for 4 years.
  • 2013-14 is partially guaranteed for $4,000,000.
  • 2013-14 is a Player Option.

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