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, 249 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 | 77 | 77 | 2575 | 476 | 1092 | 145 | 382 | 333 | 423 | 45 | 487 | 370 | 84 | 30 | 214 | 210 | 1430 | .436 | .380 | .787 | 33.4 | 18.6 | 6.3 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 39 | 39 | 1315 | 243 | 541 | 73 | 194 | 189 | 246 | 17 | 259 | 189 | 47 | 16 | 117 | 101 | 748 | .449 | .376 | .768 | 33.7 | 19.2 | 6.6 | 4.8 |
| Road | 38 | 38 | 1260 | 233 | 551 | 72 | 188 | 144 | 177 | 28 | 228 | 181 | 37 | 14 | 97 | 109 | 682 | .423 | .383 | .814 | 33.2 | 17.9 | 6.0 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 52 | 52 | 1770 | 319 | 768 | 94 | 262 | 228 | 288 | 30 | 331 | 229 | 68 | 17 | 135 | 137 | 960 | .415 | .359 | .792 | 34.0 | 18.5 | 6.4 | 4.4 |
| Post | 25 | 25 | 806 | 157 | 324 | 51 | 120 | 105 | 135 | 15 | 156 | 141 | 16 | 13 | 79 | 73 | 470 | .485 | .425 | .778 | 32.2 | 18.8 | 6.2 | 5.6 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 41 | 41 | 1351 | 256 | 580 | 84 | 216 | 179 | 223 | 27 | 284 | 217 | 44 | 19 | 113 | 104 | 775 | .441 | .389 | .803 | 33.0 | 18.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Loss | 36 | 36 | 1224 | 220 | 512 | 61 | 166 | 154 | 200 | 18 | 203 | 153 | 40 | 11 | 101 | 106 | 655 | .430 | .367 | .770 | 34.0 | 18.2 | 5.6 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .400 | .500 | 1.000 | 40.6 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| November | 15 | 15 | 496 | 90 | 213 | 27 | 68 | 77 | 93 | 4 | 87 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 39 | 37 | 284 | .423 | .397 | .828 | 33.1 | 18.9 | 5.8 | 2.9 | |
| December | 14 | 14 | 477 | 101 | 229 | 27 | 76 | 62 | 78 | 5 | 69 | 65 | 24 | 5 | 37 | 35 | 291 | .441 | .355 | .795 | 34.1 | 20.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 507 | 85 | 213 | 22 | 76 | 50 | 69 | 16 | 108 | 64 | 16 | 5 | 36 | 47 | 242 | .399 | .289 | .725 | 33.8 | 16.1 | 7.2 | 4.3 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 414 | 70 | 170 | 26 | 65 | 47 | 61 | 6 | 91 | 81 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 36 | 213 | .412 | .400 | .770 | 34.5 | 17.8 | 7.6 | 6.8 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 503 | 98 | 195 | 32 | 69 | 71 | 92 | 12 | 110 | 89 | 11 | 12 | 59 | 40 | 299 | .503 | .464 | .772 | 33.5 | 19.9 | 7.3 | 5.9 | |
| April | 5 | 5 | 137 | 26 | 57 | 9 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 78 | .456 | .375 | .810 | 27.5 | 15.6 | 3.4 | 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 | 11 | 11 | 396 | 72 | 164 | 28 | 58 | 42 | 50 | 7 | 80 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 32 | 214 | .439 | .483 | .840 | 36.0 | 19.5 | 7.3 | 5.3 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 201 | 40 | 90 | 11 | 38 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 108 | .444 | .289 | .708 | 33.5 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 6.8 | |
| Tuesday | 7 | 7 | 240 | 31 | 84 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 43 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 103 | .369 | .440 | .857 | 34.3 | 14.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 | |
| Wednesday | 21 | 21 | 679 | 121 | 284 | 39 | 104 | 106 | 130 | 8 | 125 | 81 | 30 | 12 | 52 | 53 | 387 | .426 | .375 | .815 | 32.3 | 18.4 | 6.0 | 3.9 | |
| Thursday | 4 | 4 | 129 | 29 | 57 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 80 | .509 | .308 | .750 | 32.2 | 20.0 | 5.5 | 3.8 | |
| Friday | 17 | 17 | 585 | 111 | 242 | 29 | 82 | 75 | 102 | 5 | 115 | 75 | 21 | 3 | 56 | 49 | 326 | .459 | .354 | .735 | 34.4 | 19.2 | 6.8 | 4.4 | |
| Saturday | 11 | 11 | 346 | 72 | 171 | 23 | 62 | 45 | 58 | 11 | 66 | 55 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 212 | .421 | .371 | .776 | 31.4 | 19.3 | 6.0 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 77 | 77 | 2575 | 476 | 1092 | 145 | 382 | 333 | 423 | 45 | 487 | 370 | 84 | 30 | 214 | 210 | 1430 | .436 | .380 | .787 | 33.4 | 18.6 | 6.3 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 9 | 9 | 397 | 63 | 166 | 18 | 54 | 64 | 79 | 6 | 77 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 30 | 31 | 208 | .380 | .333 | .810 | 44.1 | 23.1 | 8.6 | 5.7 |
| 30-39 | 46 | 46 | 1591 | 293 | 669 | 92 | 232 | 203 | 262 | 28 | 291 | 229 | 50 | 17 | 126 | 130 | 881 | .438 | .397 | .775 | 34.6 | 19.2 | 6.3 | 5.0 | |
| 20-29 | 21 | 21 | 574 | 115 | 250 | 34 | 94 | 66 | 81 | 11 | 118 | 89 | 16 | 10 | 58 | 48 | 330 | .460 | .362 | .815 | 27.3 | 15.7 | 5.6 | 4.2 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .714 | .500 | .000 | 14.4 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 18 | 18 | 602 | 136 | 283 | 42 | 100 | 68 | 84 | 14 | 114 | 89 | 20 | 9 | 54 | 53 | 382 | .481 | .420 | .810 | 33.4 | 21.2 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| 1 Day | 34 | 34 | 1148 | 212 | 498 | 61 | 168 | 137 | 179 | 20 | 221 | 155 | 39 | 12 | 96 | 94 | 622 | .426 | .363 | .765 | 33.8 | 18.3 | 6.5 | 4.6 | |
| 2 Days | 15 | 15 | 498 | 73 | 175 | 25 | 71 | 77 | 99 | 4 | 92 | 81 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 248 | .417 | .352 | .778 | 33.2 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 5.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 9 | 9 | 286 | 49 | 121 | 15 | 39 | 42 | 52 | 7 | 55 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 155 | .405 | .385 | .808 | 31.8 | 17.2 | 6.1 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 48 | 48 | 1621 | 283 | 664 | 82 | 225 | 211 | 274 | 34 | 324 | 249 | 51 | 21 | 129 | 122 | 859 | .426 | .364 | .770 | 33.8 | 17.9 | 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Western | 29 | 29 | 954 | 193 | 428 | 63 | 157 | 122 | 149 | 11 | 163 | 121 | 33 | 9 | 85 | 88 | 571 | .451 | .401 | .819 | 32.9 | 19.7 | 5.6 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 16 | 16 | 514 | 93 | 205 | 25 | 69 | 80 | 107 | 6 | 98 | 82 | 12 | 4 | 42 | 41 | 291 | .454 | .362 | .748 | 32.1 | 18.2 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
| Central | 16 | 16 | 542 | 94 | 229 | 26 | 70 | 60 | 74 | 13 | 107 | 70 | 23 | 9 | 45 | 42 | 274 | .410 | .371 | .811 | 33.9 | 17.1 | 6.7 | 4.4 | |
| Northwest | 9 | 9 | 308 | 58 | 137 | 21 | 55 | 49 | 55 | 2 | 56 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 186 | .423 | .382 | .891 | 34.2 | 20.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 | |
| Pacific | 10 | 10 | 301 | 63 | 137 | 18 | 46 | 30 | 40 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 27 | 174 | .460 | .391 | .750 | 30.1 | 17.4 | 5.3 | 3.6 | |
| Southeast | 16 | 16 | 566 | 96 | 230 | 31 | 86 | 71 | 93 | 15 | 119 | 97 | 16 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 294 | .417 | .360 | .763 | 35.4 | 18.4 | 7.4 | 6.1 | |
| Southwest | 10 | 10 | 345 | 72 | 154 | 24 | 56 | 43 | 54 | 2 | 54 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 211 | .468 | .429 | .796 | 34.5 | 21.1 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 4 | 154 | 30 | 67 | 8 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 85 | .448 | .286 | .773 | 38.6 | 21.3 | 8.0 | 6.5 |
| Brooklyn | 4 | 4 | 137 | 22 | 46 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 67 | .478 | .455 | .692 | 34.3 | 16.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
| Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 84 | 14 | 35 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 46 | .400 | .357 | .765 | 28.1 | 15.3 | 6.0 | 7.3 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 132 | 17 | 52 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 47 | .327 | .286 | .643 | 32.9 | 11.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 3 | 106 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 71 | .489 | .500 | .944 | 35.3 | 23.7 | 8.3 | 6.7 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 79 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 50 | .471 | .455 | .813 | 39.3 | 25.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 89 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 37 | .265 | .429 | .929 | 44.6 | 18.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Detroit | 3 | 3 | 99 | 15 | 37 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 40 | .405 | .167 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 2.3 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 69 | 13 | 35 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 39 | .371 | .250 | .714 | 34.6 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 3.5 | |
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 70 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 41 | .406 | .385 | .769 | 34.9 | 20.5 | 6.5 | 3.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 63 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 26 | .360 | .571 | .667 | 31.4 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 4.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 63 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 34 | .414 | .500 | .857 | 31.6 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 63 | 19 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 50 | .559 | .455 | .700 | 31.4 | 25.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | |
| Memphis | 2 | 2 | 66 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 43 | .516 | .571 | .500 | 33.1 | 21.5 | 6.5 | 3.0 | |
| Miami | 3 | 3 | 129 | 18 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 57 | .429 | .417 | .762 | 43.1 | 19.0 | 8.7 | 7.7 | |
| Milwaukee | 4 | 4 | 142 | 30 | 68 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 90 | .441 | .381 | .786 | 35.6 | 22.5 | 8.0 | 4.0 | |
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | .400 | .167 | .833 | 25.3 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| New Orleans | 2 | 2 | 64 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 40 | .424 | .300 | .818 | 32.1 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | |
| New York | 4 | 4 | 133 | 27 | 59 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 85 | .458 | .360 | .759 | 33.3 | 21.3 | 7.5 | 4.8 | |
| Oklahoma City | 2 | 2 | 66 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 47 | .500 | .545 | .929 | 33.1 | 23.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | |
| Orlando | 3 | 3 | 93 | 17 | 39 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 49 | .436 | .357 | .667 | 30.9 | 16.3 | 7.3 | 5.3 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | 143 | 28 | 61 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 82 | .459 | .412 | .704 | 35.7 | 20.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | .400 | .400 | .500 | 24.7 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 59 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 35 | .522 | .286 | .900 | 29.5 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 56 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 36 | .542 | .400 | .857 | 28.0 | 18.0 | 5.5 | 3.5 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 66 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 37 | .542 | .375 | 1.000 | 33.1 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
| Toronto | 4 | 4 | 101 | 16 | 39 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 57 | .410 | .250 | .840 | 25.2 | 14.3 | 5.5 | 3.3 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 68 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 49 | .459 | .353 | .818 | 34.2 | 24.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | |
| Washington | 3 | 3 | 106 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57 | .362 | .444 | .833 | 35.2 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 3.3 | |