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, 221 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 | 47 | 46 | 1740 | 373 | 850 | 107 | 275 | 320 | 402 | 39 | 277 | 194 | 48 | 13 | 152 | 122 | 1173 | .439 | .389 | .796 | 37.0 | 25.0 | 5.9 | 4.1 | |
| 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 | 24 | 927 | 201 | 454 | 62 | 153 | 169 | 207 | 18 | 144 | 106 | 29 | 6 | 85 | 47 | 633 | .443 | .405 | .816 | 37.1 | 25.3 | 5.8 | 4.2 |
| Road | 22 | 22 | 812 | 172 | 396 | 45 | 122 | 151 | 195 | 21 | 133 | 88 | 19 | 7 | 67 | 75 | 540 | .434 | .369 | .774 | 36.9 | 24.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 27 | 26 | 1010 | 223 | 483 | 70 | 164 | 192 | 239 | 20 | 183 | 110 | 27 | 10 | 97 | 72 | 708 | .462 | .427 | .803 | 37.4 | 26.2 | 6.8 | 4.1 |
| Post | 20 | 20 | 730 | 150 | 367 | 37 | 111 | 128 | 163 | 19 | 94 | 84 | 21 | 3 | 55 | 50 | 465 | .409 | .333 | .785 | 36.5 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 20 | 20 | 788 | 181 | 390 | 49 | 130 | 148 | 185 | 15 | 129 | 91 | 21 | 7 | 64 | 51 | 559 | .464 | .377 | .800 | 39.4 | 28.0 | 6.5 | 4.6 |
| Loss | 27 | 26 | 952 | 192 | 460 | 58 | 145 | 172 | 217 | 24 | 148 | 103 | 27 | 6 | 88 | 71 | 614 | .417 | .400 | .793 | 35.3 | 22.7 | 5.5 | 3.8 | |
| 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 | November | 14 | 14 | 540 | 119 | 260 | 32 | 84 | 114 | 149 | 10 | 119 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 51 | 37 | 384 | .458 | .381 | .765 | 38.5 | 27.4 | 8.5 | 3.9 |
| December | 10 | 10 | 382 | 79 | 172 | 29 | 65 | 67 | 77 | 7 | 58 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 254 | .459 | .446 | .870 | 38.2 | 25.4 | 5.8 | 4.9 | |
| February | 9 | 8 | 305 | 66 | 154 | 20 | 42 | 54 | 71 | 11 | 36 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 30 | 206 | .429 | .476 | .761 | 33.9 | 22.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | |
| March | 14 | 14 | 513 | 109 | 264 | 26 | 84 | 85 | 105 | 11 | 64 | 62 | 18 | 2 | 35 | 29 | 329 | .413 | .310 | .810 | 36.7 | 23.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 3 | 3 | 117 | 18 | 51 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 64 | .353 | .400 | .846 | 39.0 | 21.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 215 | 50 | 116 | 14 | 37 | 25 | 34 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 139 | .431 | .378 | .735 | 35.8 | 23.2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| Tuesday | 2 | 2 | 79 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 50 | .500 | .300 | .750 | 39.5 | 25.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | 15 | 569 | 128 | 273 | 35 | 89 | 106 | 132 | 12 | 92 | 62 | 17 | 3 | 53 | 31 | 397 | .469 | .393 | .803 | 38.0 | 26.5 | 6.1 | 4.1 | |
| Friday | 12 | 11 | 405 | 92 | 200 | 33 | 67 | 73 | 93 | 11 | 64 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 290 | .460 | .493 | .785 | 33.7 | 24.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | |
| Saturday | 9 | 9 | 355 | 69 | 178 | 16 | 57 | 79 | 97 | 8 | 67 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 233 | .388 | .281 | .814 | 39.4 | 25.9 | 7.4 | 3.6 | |
| 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 | 46 | 46 | 1720 | 369 | 834 | 106 | 273 | 320 | 402 | 36 | 273 | 193 | 47 | 13 | 150 | 120 | 1164 | .442 | .388 | .796 | 37.4 | 25.3 | 5.9 | 4.2 |
| Reserve | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .250 | .500 | 20.2 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 13 | 13 | 574 | 119 | 272 | 32 | 89 | 99 | 121 | 11 | 94 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 52 | 34 | 369 | .438 | .360 | .818 | 44.2 | 28.4 | 7.2 | 4.7 |
| 30-39 | 27 | 27 | 983 | 212 | 472 | 63 | 157 | 187 | 240 | 20 | 163 | 113 | 26 | 10 | 78 | 71 | 674 | .449 | .401 | .779 | 36.4 | 25.0 | 6.0 | 4.2 | |
| 20-29 | 7 | 6 | 183 | 42 | 106 | 12 | 29 | 34 | 41 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 130 | .396 | .414 | .829 | 26.1 | 18.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
| 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 | 11 | 11 | 429 | 80 | 204 | 22 | 69 | 102 | 123 | 13 | 80 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 32 | 284 | .392 | .319 | .829 | 39.0 | 25.8 | 7.3 | 3.7 |
| 1 Day | 24 | 24 | 873 | 196 | 419 | 60 | 135 | 152 | 192 | 14 | 116 | 103 | 20 | 7 | 77 | 57 | 604 | .468 | .444 | .792 | 36.4 | 25.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | |
| 2 Days | 5 | 5 | 177 | 38 | 94 | 9 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 100 | .404 | .310 | .833 | 35.3 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 5 | 221 | 49 | 110 | 14 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 9 | 47 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 156 | .445 | .412 | .815 | 36.8 | 26.0 | 7.8 | 4.3 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 27 | 26 | 1008 | 203 | 474 | 49 | 145 | 178 | 219 | 21 | 161 | 114 | 29 | 7 | 83 | 68 | 633 | .428 | .338 | .813 | 37.3 | 23.4 | 6.0 | 4.2 |
| Western | 20 | 20 | 732 | 170 | 376 | 58 | 130 | 142 | 183 | 18 | 116 | 80 | 19 | 6 | 69 | 54 | 540 | .452 | .446 | .776 | 36.6 | 27.0 | 5.8 | 4.0 | |
| 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 | 11 | 10 | 411 | 76 | 193 | 18 | 61 | 70 | 88 | 10 | 52 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 240 | .394 | .295 | .795 | 37.4 | 21.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Central | 8 | 8 | 290 | 59 | 131 | 15 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 3 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 179 | .450 | .385 | .836 | 36.2 | 22.4 | 5.3 | 3.8 | |
| Northwest | 7 | 7 | 268 | 62 | 132 | 22 | 48 | 47 | 59 | 3 | 44 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 193 | .470 | .458 | .797 | 38.3 | 27.6 | 6.3 | 4.4 | |
| Pacific | 5 | 5 | 184 | 38 | 90 | 17 | 36 | 35 | 43 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 128 | .422 | .472 | .814 | 36.8 | 25.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | |
| Southeast | 8 | 8 | 306 | 68 | 150 | 16 | 45 | 62 | 76 | 8 | 67 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 214 | .453 | .356 | .816 | 38.3 | 26.8 | 8.4 | 4.1 | |
| Southwest | 8 | 8 | 280 | 70 | 154 | 19 | 46 | 60 | 81 | 8 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 22 | 219 | .455 | .413 | .741 | 35.0 | 27.4 | 5.5 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | .385 | .333 | .833 | 26.7 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 146 | 40 | 77 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 39 | 5 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 121 | .519 | .429 | .821 | 36.5 | 30.3 | 10.0 | 4.0 | |
| Chicago | 3 | 3 | 106 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 40 | .318 | .100 | .786 | 35.5 | 13.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | |
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | .286 | .200 | .833 | 36.8 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 61 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 59 | .421 | .600 | .913 | 30.6 | 29.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | |
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 40 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 38 | .647 | .500 | .909 | 40.1 | 38.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .538 | 1.000 | .875 | 38.0 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 1 | 44 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | .474 | .444 | 1.000 | 44.2 | 27.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | |
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 70 | 16 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 48 | .432 | .375 | .684 | 35.1 | 24.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | .579 | .500 | .889 | 32.6 | 32.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | .333 | .500 | .714 | 26.4 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | |
| Memphis | 1 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 25 | .412 | .400 | 1.000 | 39.6 | 25.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 76 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 66 | .618 | .643 | .833 | 38.1 | 33.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 82 | 16 | 37 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 56 | .432 | .462 | .857 | 41.2 | 28.0 | 5.5 | 3.5 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 3 | 142 | 24 | 81 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 74 | .296 | .286 | .870 | 35.4 | 18.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | |
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 2 | 2 | 69 | 21 | 41 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 57 | .512 | .400 | .500 | 34.7 | 28.5 | 10.0 | 3.5 | |
| New York | 4 | 4 | 159 | 32 | 70 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 44 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 106 | .457 | .280 | .795 | 39.8 | 26.5 | 5.8 | 3.5 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 95 | 17 | 46 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 53 | .370 | .308 | .882 | 47.5 | 26.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | .500 | .500 | .600 | 35.4 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 79 | 17 | 44 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 60 | .386 | .474 | .850 | 39.7 | 30.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | |
| Portland | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | .526 | .667 | .833 | 31.0 | 29.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | |
| Sacramento | 1 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 26 | .533 | .500 | .727 | 33.9 | 26.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | |
| San Antonio | 1 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | .476 | .250 | .667 | 39.4 | 30.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Seattle | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .444 | .167 | .667 | 36.1 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 2 | 75 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 42 | .467 | .222 | .750 | 37.6 | 21.0 | 4.5 | 8.5 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 79 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 49 | .415 | .455 | .667 | 39.3 | 24.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | .429 | .200 | .714 | 38.6 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | |