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, 220 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 | 2774 | 507 | 1021 | 111 | 297 | 386 | 449 | 34 | 430 | 260 | 80 | 51 | 171 | 231 | 1511 | .497 | .374 | .860 | 34.7 | 18.9 | 5.4 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 40 | 1395 | 250 | 502 | 57 | 154 | 193 | 229 | 17 | 221 | 133 | 41 | 28 | 82 | 113 | 750 | .498 | .370 | .843 | 34.9 | 18.8 | 5.5 | 3.3 |
| Road | 40 | 40 | 1379 | 257 | 519 | 54 | 143 | 193 | 220 | 17 | 209 | 127 | 39 | 23 | 89 | 118 | 761 | .495 | .378 | .877 | 34.5 | 19.0 | 5.2 | 3.2 | |
| 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 | 54 | 54 | 1881 | 351 | 705 | 75 | 195 | 239 | 283 | 19 | 269 | 174 | 55 | 33 | 103 | 159 | 1016 | .498 | .385 | .845 | 34.8 | 18.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 |
| Post | 26 | 26 | 893 | 156 | 316 | 36 | 102 | 147 | 166 | 15 | 161 | 86 | 25 | 18 | 68 | 72 | 495 | .494 | .353 | .886 | 34.3 | 19.0 | 6.2 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 55 | 55 | 1908 | 358 | 700 | 79 | 205 | 280 | 324 | 25 | 297 | 186 | 56 | 35 | 109 | 155 | 1075 | .511 | .385 | .864 | 34.7 | 19.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 |
| Loss | 25 | 25 | 866 | 149 | 321 | 32 | 92 | 106 | 125 | 9 | 133 | 74 | 24 | 16 | 62 | 76 | 436 | .464 | .348 | .848 | 34.6 | 17.4 | 5.3 | 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 |
| Month | October | 3 | 3 | 113 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 57 | .462 | .667 | .867 | 37.5 | 19.0 | 8.3 | 3.3 |
| November | 14 | 14 | 490 | 99 | 190 | 14 | 40 | 57 | 69 | 4 | 57 | 39 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 269 | .521 | .350 | .826 | 35.0 | 19.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | |
| December | 14 | 14 | 499 | 84 | 175 | 17 | 51 | 64 | 69 | 3 | 79 | 65 | 21 | 7 | 37 | 39 | 249 | .480 | .333 | .928 | 35.6 | 17.8 | 5.6 | 4.6 | |
| January | 16 | 16 | 514 | 113 | 209 | 32 | 65 | 69 | 85 | 8 | 76 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 327 | .541 | .492 | .812 | 32.1 | 20.4 | 4.8 | 2.4 | |
| February | 11 | 11 | 403 | 63 | 147 | 12 | 46 | 61 | 72 | 3 | 53 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 34 | 199 | .429 | .261 | .847 | 36.6 | 18.1 | 4.8 | 3.0 | |
| March | 16 | 16 | 546 | 89 | 184 | 17 | 60 | 89 | 101 | 9 | 96 | 60 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 43 | 284 | .484 | .283 | .881 | 34.1 | 17.8 | 6.0 | 3.8 | |
| April | 6 | 6 | 210 | 41 | 77 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 38 | 4 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 126 | .532 | .478 | .868 | 34.9 | 21.0 | 7.3 | 2.5 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 13 | 13 | 455 | 78 | 153 | 15 | 45 | 78 | 93 | 2 | 66 | 50 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 249 | .510 | .333 | .839 | 35.0 | 19.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| Monday | 10 | 10 | 349 | 62 | 123 | 12 | 31 | 48 | 52 | 7 | 57 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 184 | .504 | .387 | .923 | 34.9 | 18.4 | 5.7 | 2.6 | |
| Tuesday | 8 | 8 | 262 | 54 | 94 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 2 | 41 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 152 | .574 | .600 | .897 | 32.7 | 19.0 | 5.1 | 3.9 | |
| Wednesday | 17 | 17 | 596 | 128 | 235 | 30 | 67 | 90 | 103 | 3 | 92 | 55 | 23 | 6 | 36 | 48 | 376 | .545 | .448 | .874 | 35.0 | 22.1 | 5.4 | 3.2 | |
| Thursday | 8 | 8 | 285 | 52 | 115 | 10 | 34 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 135 | .452 | .294 | .875 | 35.6 | 16.9 | 5.1 | 3.6 | |
| Friday | 17 | 17 | 581 | 99 | 216 | 17 | 61 | 80 | 98 | 12 | 97 | 45 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 295 | .458 | .279 | .816 | 34.2 | 17.4 | 5.7 | 2.6 | |
| Saturday | 7 | 7 | 247 | 34 | 85 | 9 | 29 | 43 | 50 | 2 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 120 | .400 | .310 | .860 | 35.2 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 3.4 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 80 | 80 | 2774 | 507 | 1021 | 111 | 297 | 386 | 449 | 34 | 430 | 260 | 80 | 51 | 171 | 231 | 1511 | .497 | .374 | .860 | 34.7 | 18.9 | 5.4 | 3.3 |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 9 | 9 | 371 | 61 | 126 | 12 | 29 | 73 | 76 | 7 | 63 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 207 | .484 | .414 | .961 | 41.2 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| 30-39 | 56 | 56 | 2008 | 364 | 729 | 77 | 213 | 255 | 300 | 20 | 308 | 192 | 50 | 32 | 126 | 174 | 1060 | .499 | .362 | .850 | 35.9 | 18.9 | 5.5 | 3.4 | |
| 20-29 | 15 | 15 | 396 | 82 | 166 | 22 | 55 | 58 | 73 | 7 | 59 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 244 | .494 | .400 | .795 | 26.4 | 16.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 18 | 18 | 642 | 111 | 239 | 24 | 58 | 96 | 108 | 14 | 106 | 58 | 22 | 9 | 42 | 53 | 342 | .464 | .414 | .889 | 35.7 | 19.0 | 5.9 | 3.2 |
| 1 Day | 42 | 42 | 1426 | 265 | 525 | 57 | 157 | 206 | 247 | 14 | 220 | 124 | 37 | 29 | 91 | 124 | 793 | .505 | .363 | .834 | 34.0 | 18.9 | 5.2 | 3.0 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 14 | 507 | 86 | 183 | 15 | 57 | 60 | 69 | 4 | 71 | 59 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 247 | .470 | .263 | .870 | 36.2 | 17.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 5 | 158 | 41 | 67 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 110 | .612 | .571 | .941 | 31.6 | 22.0 | 4.8 | 3.2 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 50 | 50 | 1720 | 311 | 631 | 70 | 179 | 240 | 284 | 18 | 270 | 173 | 48 | 32 | 94 | 145 | 932 | .493 | .391 | .845 | 34.4 | 18.6 | 5.4 | 3.5 |
| Western | 30 | 30 | 1054 | 196 | 390 | 41 | 118 | 146 | 165 | 16 | 160 | 87 | 32 | 19 | 77 | 86 | 579 | .503 | .347 | .885 | 35.1 | 19.3 | 5.3 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 15 | 15 | 525 | 91 | 191 | 19 | 52 | 78 | 98 | 6 | 92 | 54 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 279 | .476 | .365 | .796 | 35.0 | 18.6 | 6.1 | 3.6 |
| Central | 18 | 18 | 611 | 124 | 231 | 29 | 62 | 80 | 87 | 3 | 84 | 67 | 19 | 12 | 41 | 43 | 357 | .537 | .468 | .920 | 34.0 | 19.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | |
| Northwest | 10 | 10 | 344 | 65 | 134 | 16 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 6 | 50 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 197 | .485 | .381 | .864 | 34.4 | 19.7 | 5.0 | 2.3 | |
| Pacific | 10 | 10 | 354 | 74 | 137 | 13 | 35 | 49 | 58 | 4 | 54 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 210 | .540 | .371 | .845 | 35.4 | 21.0 | 5.4 | 3.3 | |
| Southeast | 17 | 17 | 584 | 96 | 209 | 22 | 65 | 82 | 99 | 9 | 94 | 52 | 17 | 10 | 30 | 53 | 296 | .459 | .338 | .828 | 34.3 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 3.1 | |
| Southwest | 10 | 10 | 355 | 57 | 119 | 12 | 41 | 46 | 48 | 6 | 56 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 172 | .479 | .293 | .958 | 35.5 | 17.2 | 5.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 3 | 101 | 19 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 53 | .487 | .429 | .750 | 33.8 | 17.7 | 5.7 | 4.3 |
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 119 | 20 | 51 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 67 | .392 | .227 | .786 | 29.8 | 16.8 | 4.0 | 2.3 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 146 | 25 | 59 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 64 | .424 | .214 | .917 | 36.4 | 16.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 3 | 80 | 17 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 48 | .500 | .500 | .833 | 26.7 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 76 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 36 | .483 | .333 | .833 | 38.2 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 65 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 34 | .406 | .200 | 1.000 | 32.5 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |
| Detroit | 4 | 4 | 140 | 34 | 54 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 98 | .630 | .571 | .900 | 35.1 | 24.5 | 5.3 | 4.3 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 72 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 50 | .667 | .444 | 1.000 | 35.9 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | |
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | .318 | .222 | 1.000 | 29.1 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | |
| Indiana | 4 | 4 | 139 | 28 | 47 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 82 | .596 | .615 | .947 | 34.8 | 20.5 | 5.8 | 6.3 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 73 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 43 | .440 | .333 | .857 | 36.4 | 21.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 80 | 17 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 47 | .515 | .500 | 1.000 | 40.2 | 23.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | |
| Memphis | 2 | 2 | 79 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 50 | .652 | .500 | 1.000 | 39.3 | 25.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 150 | 23 | 47 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 69 | .489 | .389 | .941 | 37.4 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 2.3 | |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 3 | 106 | 20 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 65 | .541 | .333 | .958 | 35.4 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 75 | 14 | 32 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 46 | .438 | .250 | .789 | 37.3 | 23.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 128 | 21 | 52 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 64 | .404 | .125 | .714 | 32.0 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | |
| New Orleans | 2 | 2 | 70 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 21 | .316 | .100 | 1.000 | 35.2 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | |
| New York | 3 | 3 | 115 | 27 | 51 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 78 | .529 | .583 | .895 | 38.2 | 26.0 | 10.0 | 3.7 | |
| Oklahoma City | 2 | 2 | 69 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 31 | .481 | .000 | .714 | 34.3 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |
| Orlando | 3 | 3 | 120 | 15 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 50 | .469 | .250 | .857 | 40.1 | 16.7 | 5.7 | 4.7 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | 144 | 17 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 50 | .415 | .400 | .923 | 36.0 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 3.3 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 67 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 30 | .458 | .000 | .727 | 33.3 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 72 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 45 | .640 | .545 | .875 | 36.2 | 22.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 63 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 40 | .607 | .500 | .571 | 31.5 | 20.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 71 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 39 | .577 | .429 | .857 | 35.6 | 19.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | |
| Toronto | 4 | 4 | 139 | 26 | 47 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 38 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 87 | .553 | .429 | .763 | 34.7 | 21.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 64 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 41 | .500 | .714 | .947 | 32.0 | 20.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| Washington | 3 | 3 | 94 | 19 | 40 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 57 | .475 | .500 | .824 | 31.2 | 19.0 | 7.7 | 2.3 | |