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, 218 days ▪ Experience: 15 years
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 48 | 47 | 1632 | 284 | 647 | 84 | 204 | 139 | 195 | 117 | 309 | 115 | 82 | 50 | 113 | 139 | 791 | .439 | .412 | .713 | 34.0 | 16.5 | 6.4 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 25 | 25 | 895 | 150 | 352 | 54 | 130 | 69 | 101 | 62 | 176 | 64 | 38 | 25 | 63 | 71 | 423 | .426 | .415 | .683 | 35.8 | 16.9 | 7.0 | 2.6 |
| Road | 23 | 22 | 737 | 134 | 295 | 30 | 74 | 70 | 94 | 55 | 133 | 51 | 44 | 25 | 50 | 68 | 368 | .454 | .405 | .745 | 32.0 | 16.0 | 5.8 | 2.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 48 | 47 | 1632 | 284 | 647 | 84 | 204 | 139 | 195 | 117 | 309 | 115 | 82 | 50 | 113 | 139 | 791 | .439 | .412 | .713 | 34.0 | 16.5 | 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 19 | 19 | 653 | 122 | 261 | 28 | 73 | 66 | 92 | 40 | 112 | 44 | 34 | 16 | 47 | 52 | 338 | .467 | .384 | .717 | 34.4 | 17.8 | 5.9 | 2.3 |
| Loss | 29 | 28 | 979 | 162 | 386 | 56 | 131 | 73 | 103 | 77 | 197 | 71 | 48 | 34 | 66 | 87 | 453 | .420 | .427 | .709 | 33.8 | 15.6 | 6.8 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | February | 11 | 11 | 394 | 78 | 171 | 20 | 47 | 48 | 65 | 31 | 78 | 26 | 30 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 224 | .456 | .426 | .738 | 35.8 | 20.4 | 7.1 | 2.4 |
| March | 16 | 15 | 467 | 60 | 156 | 19 | 52 | 33 | 48 | 35 | 85 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 172 | .385 | .365 | .688 | 29.2 | 10.8 | 5.3 | 1.9 | |
| April | 18 | 18 | 649 | 124 | 266 | 39 | 87 | 49 | 70 | 43 | 127 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 46 | 50 | 336 | .466 | .448 | .700 | 36.1 | 18.7 | 7.1 | 2.4 | |
| May | 3 | 3 | 122 | 22 | 54 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 59 | .407 | .333 | .750 | 40.7 | 19.7 | 6.3 | 5.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 9 | 313 | 42 | 105 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 43 | 15 | 63 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 123 | .400 | .278 | .674 | 34.8 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 2.7 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 216 | 40 | 91 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 112 | .440 | .552 | .615 | 36.0 | 18.7 | 6.7 | 3.7 | |
| Tuesday | 7 | 7 | 201 | 34 | 81 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 91 | .420 | .333 | .727 | 28.7 | 13.0 | 4.9 | 1.9 | |
| Wednesday | 9 | 9 | 327 | 64 | 137 | 20 | 46 | 21 | 30 | 25 | 65 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 169 | .467 | .435 | .700 | 36.3 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 2.2 | |
| Thursday | 4 | 4 | 141 | 29 | 56 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 78 | .518 | .467 | .813 | 35.3 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | |
| Friday | 9 | 9 | 315 | 57 | 130 | 20 | 44 | 28 | 38 | 28 | 67 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 162 | .438 | .455 | .737 | 35.0 | 18.0 | 7.4 | 2.0 | |
| Saturday | 4 | 3 | 119 | 18 | 47 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 56 | .383 | .308 | .800 | 29.8 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 47 | 47 | 1619 | 283 | 645 | 84 | 204 | 139 | 195 | 117 | 306 | 115 | 82 | 49 | 112 | 138 | 789 | .439 | .412 | .713 | 34.4 | 16.8 | 6.5 | 2.4 |
| Reserve | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 11 | 11 | 474 | 90 | 194 | 33 | 69 | 43 | 58 | 25 | 82 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 26 | 29 | 256 | .464 | .478 | .741 | 43.1 | 23.3 | 7.5 | 2.8 |
| 30-39 | 25 | 25 | 867 | 148 | 348 | 39 | 110 | 74 | 102 | 70 | 170 | 67 | 43 | 28 | 67 | 84 | 409 | .425 | .355 | .725 | 34.7 | 16.4 | 6.8 | 2.7 | |
| 20-29 | 10 | 10 | 268 | 45 | 101 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 35 | 21 | 50 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 124 | .446 | .480 | .629 | 26.8 | 12.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | |
| 10-19 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .250 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 16 | 16 | 543 | 97 | 225 | 27 | 63 | 49 | 71 | 53 | 109 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 270 | .431 | .429 | .690 | 33.9 | 16.9 | 6.8 | 2.4 |
| 1 Day | 26 | 25 | 900 | 153 | 351 | 47 | 124 | 67 | 92 | 52 | 163 | 66 | 41 | 24 | 69 | 69 | 420 | .436 | .379 | .728 | 34.6 | 16.2 | 6.3 | 2.5 | |
| 2 Days | 3 | 3 | 89 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 48 | .455 | .636 | .733 | 29.7 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| 3+ Days | 2 | 2 | 61 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 34 | .500 | .500 | .818 | 30.5 | 17.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 42 | 41 | 1415 | 248 | 563 | 77 | 187 | 116 | 164 | 95 | 269 | 109 | 64 | 46 | 99 | 119 | 689 | .440 | .412 | .707 | 33.7 | 16.4 | 6.4 | 2.6 |
| Western | 6 | 6 | 217 | 36 | 84 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 40 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 102 | .429 | .412 | .742 | 36.2 | 17.0 | 6.7 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 19 | 18 | 647 | 126 | 282 | 35 | 90 | 51 | 70 | 47 | 139 | 48 | 37 | 21 | 46 | 55 | 338 | .447 | .389 | .729 | 34.1 | 17.8 | 7.3 | 2.5 |
| Central | 23 | 23 | 768 | 122 | 281 | 42 | 97 | 65 | 94 | 48 | 130 | 61 | 27 | 25 | 53 | 64 | 351 | .434 | .433 | .691 | 33.4 | 15.3 | 5.7 | 2.7 | |
| Midwest | 3 | 3 | 117 | 16 | 45 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 49 | .356 | .308 | .722 | 39.0 | 16.3 | 7.3 | 1.7 | |
| Pacific | 3 | 3 | 100 | 20 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 53 | .513 | .750 | .769 | 33.3 | 17.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 80 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 39 | .483 | .375 | .800 | 40.0 | 19.5 | 7.5 | 3.0 |
| Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 91 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 46 | .514 | .273 | .778 | 30.3 | 15.3 | 5.7 | 3.0 | |
| Chicago | 3 | 3 | 105 | 14 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 36 | .412 | .417 | .300 | 35.0 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 3.0 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 4 | 112 | 11 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 41 | .306 | .286 | .739 | 28.0 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | |
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | .444 | .600 | .750 | 32.0 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 70 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 41 | .536 | .529 | .667 | 35.0 | 20.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |
| Indiana | 3 | 3 | 106 | 19 | 40 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 63 | .475 | .500 | .720 | 35.3 | 21.0 | 7.3 | 3.3 | |
| LA Clippers | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .444 | 1.000 | .600 | 26.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Miami | 3 | 3 | 108 | 27 | 54 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 63 | .500 | .250 | .714 | 36.0 | 21.0 | 6.7 | 1.3 | |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 3 | 98 | 15 | 40 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 44 | .375 | .588 | 1.000 | 32.7 | 14.7 | 4.7 | 1.7 | |
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .200 | .000 | 36.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 3 | 3 | 110 | 17 | 44 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 45 | .386 | .250 | .583 | 36.7 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 3.3 | |
| New York | 3 | 2 | 94 | 14 | 36 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 44 | .389 | .438 | .750 | 31.3 | 14.7 | 5.3 | 2.7 | |
| Orlando | 3 | 3 | 96 | 21 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 54 | .447 | .643 | .750 | 32.0 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | 100 | 18 | 46 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 48 | .391 | .385 | .875 | 33.3 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | |
| Portland | 1 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .643 | .667 | 1.000 | 38.0 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Sacramento | 1 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | .438 | .833 | 36.0 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Toronto | 3 | 3 | 106 | 16 | 39 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 41 | .410 | .273 | .600 | 35.3 | 13.7 | 6.3 | 3.7 | |
| Vancouver | 1 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 26 | .429 | .250 | .700 | 49.0 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | |
| Washington | 4 | 4 | 139 | 29 | 55 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 84 | .527 | .400 | .741 | 34.8 | 21.0 | 8.5 | 2.8 | |