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, 250 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 | 80 | 80 | 2874 | 509 | 1098 | 143 | 365 | 409 | 485 | 53 | 411 | 363 | 101 | 36 | 221 | 200 | 1570 | .464 | .392 | .843 | 35.9 | 19.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 41 | 1423 | 256 | 547 | 70 | 184 | 191 | 234 | 24 | 195 | 178 | 51 | 18 | 113 | 87 | 773 | .468 | .380 | .816 | 34.7 | 18.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| Road | 39 | 39 | 1451 | 253 | 551 | 73 | 181 | 218 | 251 | 29 | 216 | 185 | 50 | 18 | 108 | 113 | 797 | .459 | .403 | .869 | 37.2 | 20.4 | 5.5 | 4.7 | |
| 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 | 50 | 50 | 1900 | 334 | 747 | 85 | 225 | 277 | 333 | 33 | 279 | 241 | 71 | 23 | 151 | 126 | 1030 | .447 | .378 | .832 | 38.0 | 20.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Post | 30 | 30 | 974 | 175 | 351 | 58 | 140 | 132 | 152 | 20 | 132 | 122 | 30 | 13 | 70 | 74 | 540 | .499 | .414 | .868 | 32.5 | 18.0 | 4.4 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 64 | 64 | 2255 | 409 | 868 | 116 | 284 | 342 | 402 | 43 | 333 | 291 | 83 | 28 | 165 | 150 | 1276 | .471 | .408 | .851 | 35.2 | 19.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| Loss | 16 | 16 | 619 | 100 | 230 | 27 | 81 | 67 | 83 | 10 | 78 | 72 | 18 | 8 | 56 | 50 | 294 | .435 | .333 | .807 | 38.7 | 18.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 15 | 573 | 112 | 241 | 26 | 66 | 80 | 103 | 11 | 85 | 74 | 26 | 3 | 44 | 40 | 330 | .465 | .394 | .777 | 38.2 | 22.0 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 537 | 87 | 210 | 28 | 70 | 95 | 107 | 8 | 71 | 67 | 21 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 297 | .414 | .400 | .888 | 38.4 | 21.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 571 | 89 | 208 | 19 | 63 | 67 | 82 | 11 | 93 | 76 | 16 | 11 | 48 | 38 | 264 | .428 | .302 | .817 | 38.1 | 17.6 | 6.2 | 5.1 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 479 | 87 | 184 | 25 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 5 | 61 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 41 | 43 | 266 | .473 | .439 | .870 | 36.8 | 20.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | |
| March | 16 | 16 | 521 | 98 | 186 | 26 | 71 | 84 | 97 | 15 | 80 | 71 | 17 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 306 | .527 | .366 | .866 | 32.6 | 19.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | |
| April | 7 | 7 | 192 | 36 | 69 | 19 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 107 | .522 | .500 | .842 | 27.4 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 11 | 11 | 422 | 85 | 169 | 20 | 52 | 62 | 78 | 4 | 60 | 42 | 20 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 252 | .503 | .385 | .795 | 38.4 | 22.9 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 203 | 34 | 63 | 11 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 96 | .540 | .379 | .708 | 33.9 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | |
| Tuesday | 9 | 9 | 324 | 58 | 125 | 17 | 47 | 43 | 49 | 8 | 49 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 176 | .464 | .362 | .878 | 36.0 | 19.6 | 5.4 | 4.6 | |
| Wednesday | 21 | 21 | 750 | 126 | 267 | 29 | 85 | 92 | 113 | 12 | 100 | 114 | 28 | 12 | 59 | 46 | 373 | .472 | .341 | .814 | 35.7 | 17.8 | 4.8 | 5.4 | |
| Thursday | 4 | 4 | 149 | 31 | 76 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 40 | 6 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 106 | .408 | .476 | .850 | 37.3 | 26.5 | 8.3 | 3.0 | |
| Friday | 19 | 19 | 661 | 118 | 264 | 38 | 84 | 100 | 112 | 10 | 90 | 86 | 20 | 7 | 61 | 52 | 374 | .447 | .452 | .893 | 34.8 | 19.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 10 | 365 | 57 | 134 | 18 | 47 | 61 | 69 | 10 | 55 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 28 | 193 | .425 | .383 | .884 | 36.5 | 19.3 | 5.5 | 4.7 | |
| 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 | 80 | 80 | 2874 | 509 | 1098 | 143 | 365 | 409 | 485 | 53 | 411 | 363 | 101 | 36 | 221 | 200 | 1570 | .464 | .392 | .843 | 35.9 | 19.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 28 | 28 | 1184 | 204 | 457 | 48 | 133 | 175 | 203 | 15 | 169 | 150 | 36 | 12 | 88 | 71 | 631 | .446 | .361 | .862 | 42.3 | 22.5 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| 30-39 | 34 | 34 | 1221 | 213 | 458 | 62 | 152 | 174 | 213 | 25 | 166 | 145 | 37 | 18 | 101 | 95 | 662 | .465 | .408 | .817 | 35.9 | 19.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | |
| 20-29 | 17 | 17 | 452 | 90 | 178 | 32 | 78 | 58 | 67 | 13 | 74 | 68 | 25 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 270 | .506 | .410 | .866 | 26.6 | 15.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .400 | .500 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 19 | 19 | 673 | 119 | 262 | 44 | 101 | 111 | 125 | 11 | 94 | 88 | 27 | 7 | 59 | 54 | 393 | .454 | .436 | .888 | 35.4 | 20.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 1 Day | 44 | 44 | 1588 | 283 | 609 | 75 | 189 | 223 | 269 | 32 | 233 | 189 | 52 | 21 | 124 | 110 | 864 | .465 | .397 | .829 | 36.1 | 19.6 | 5.3 | 4.3 | |
| 2 Days | 10 | 10 | 379 | 62 | 130 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 10 | 53 | 61 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 182 | .477 | .343 | .807 | 37.9 | 18.2 | 5.3 | 6.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 195 | 35 | 78 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 27 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 103 | .449 | .265 | .889 | 32.4 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 50 | 50 | 1761 | 300 | 663 | 92 | 240 | 221 | 263 | 27 | 229 | 220 | 63 | 22 | 146 | 124 | 913 | .452 | .383 | .840 | 35.2 | 18.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Western | 30 | 30 | 1113 | 209 | 435 | 51 | 125 | 188 | 222 | 26 | 182 | 143 | 38 | 14 | 75 | 76 | 657 | .480 | .408 | .847 | 37.1 | 21.9 | 6.1 | 4.8 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 15 | 15 | 526 | 88 | 185 | 28 | 66 | 57 | 72 | 8 | 61 | 75 | 24 | 7 | 38 | 37 | 261 | .476 | .424 | .792 | 35.1 | 17.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| Central | 18 | 18 | 617 | 98 | 228 | 34 | 93 | 85 | 96 | 10 | 89 | 75 | 18 | 5 | 49 | 44 | 315 | .430 | .366 | .885 | 34.3 | 17.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | |
| Northwest | 10 | 10 | 372 | 67 | 151 | 15 | 38 | 63 | 74 | 8 | 56 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 212 | .444 | .395 | .851 | 37.2 | 21.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 | |
| Pacific | 10 | 10 | 362 | 64 | 138 | 17 | 39 | 59 | 67 | 8 | 57 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 204 | .464 | .436 | .881 | 36.2 | 20.4 | 5.7 | 4.2 | |
| Southeast | 17 | 17 | 618 | 114 | 250 | 30 | 81 | 79 | 95 | 9 | 79 | 70 | 21 | 10 | 59 | 43 | 337 | .456 | .370 | .832 | 36.3 | 19.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | |
| Southwest | 10 | 10 | 379 | 78 | 146 | 19 | 48 | 66 | 81 | 10 | 69 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 241 | .534 | .396 | .815 | 37.9 | 24.1 | 6.9 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 3 | 99 | 21 | 41 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 67 | .512 | .364 | .913 | 32.9 | 22.3 | 5.0 | 2.3 |
| Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 116 | 17 | 48 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 49 | .354 | .222 | .733 | 38.5 | 16.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 126 | 19 | 40 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 71 | .475 | .526 | .885 | 31.6 | 17.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 4 | 149 | 19 | 51 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 54 | .373 | .250 | .800 | 37.2 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 77 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 48 | .424 | .167 | .826 | 38.4 | 24.0 | 9.5 | 2.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 71 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 50 | .545 | .333 | .786 | 35.3 | 25.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | |
| Detroit | 3 | 3 | 118 | 15 | 41 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 45 | .366 | .286 | .846 | 39.4 | 15.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 72 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 42 | .481 | .200 | .833 | 36.0 | 21.0 | 7.5 | 4.5 | |
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 75 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 39 | .519 | .444 | .700 | 37.5 | 19.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | |
| Indiana | 3 | 3 | 115 | 20 | 44 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 30 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 72 | .455 | .313 | .900 | 38.2 | 24.0 | 9.3 | 5.3 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 51 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 32 | .667 | .500 | .833 | 25.4 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 81 | 17 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 53 | .459 | .500 | .800 | 40.5 | 26.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | |
| Memphis | 2 | 2 | 67 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 42 | .517 | .417 | .875 | 33.6 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | |
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 121 | 17 | 46 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 56 | .370 | .421 | .778 | 30.1 | 14.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | |
| Milwaukee | 4 | 4 | 109 | 25 | 52 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 73 | .481 | .393 | 1.000 | 27.2 | 18.3 | 3.8 | 2.5 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 76 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 37 | .323 | .250 | 1.000 | 37.8 | 18.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 135 | 24 | 45 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 68 | .533 | .583 | .684 | 33.9 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| New Orleans | 2 | 2 | 74 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 55 | .615 | .375 | .909 | 37.1 | 27.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | |
| New York | 3 | 3 | 101 | 16 | 39 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 55 | .410 | .412 | .889 | 33.6 | 18.3 | 4.7 | 6.0 | |
| Orlando | 3 | 3 | 125 | 27 | 53 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 76 | .509 | .222 | .870 | 41.7 | 25.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | 134 | 23 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 70 | .622 | .529 | .833 | 33.4 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 72 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 35 | .379 | .500 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 17.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 77 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 42 | .600 | .500 | .615 | 38.7 | 21.0 | 7.5 | 5.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 86 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 42 | .407 | .400 | .941 | 42.9 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 86 | 19 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 57 | .613 | .462 | .722 | 43.1 | 28.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 70 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 51 | .447 | .500 | .923 | 34.9 | 25.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | |
| Toronto | 4 | 4 | 156 | 25 | 64 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 68 | .391 | .250 | .765 | 39.1 | 17.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 79 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 32 | .292 | .286 | .889 | 39.4 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| Washington | 4 | 4 | 158 | 32 | 62 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 89 | .516 | .500 | .813 | 39.5 | 22.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | |