Ricky Charles Pierce
Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: August 19, 1959 in Dallas, Texas
High School: Garland in Garland, Texas
College: Rice University
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 1st round (18th pick, 18th overall), 1982 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 1982
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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 | 78 | 2 | 2164 | 561 | 1156 | 46 | 116 | 430 | 471 | 67 | 191 | 168 | 60 | 13 | 147 | 170 | 1598 | .485 | .397 | .913 | 27.7 | 20.5 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 0 | 1153 | 318 | 624 | 25 | 56 | 244 | 269 | 33 | 101 | 88 | 32 | 8 | 74 | 88 | 905 | .510 | .446 | .907 | 28.1 | 22.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Road | 37 | 2 | 1011 | 243 | 532 | 21 | 60 | 186 | 202 | 34 | 90 | 80 | 28 | 5 | 73 | 82 | 693 | .457 | .350 | .921 | 27.3 | 18.7 | 2.4 | 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 | 45 | 0 | 1302 | 353 | 706 | 37 | 92 | 276 | 305 | 36 | 114 | 95 | 38 | 11 | 91 | 88 | 1019 | .500 | .402 | .905 | 28.9 | 22.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Post | 33 | 2 | 862 | 208 | 450 | 9 | 24 | 154 | 166 | 31 | 77 | 73 | 22 | 2 | 56 | 82 | 579 | .462 | .375 | .928 | 26.1 | 17.5 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 44 | 1 | 1256 | 345 | 662 | 32 | 67 | 276 | 300 | 33 | 101 | 97 | 36 | 8 | 86 | 95 | 998 | .521 | .478 | .920 | 28.5 | 22.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Loss | 34 | 1 | 908 | 216 | 494 | 14 | 49 | 154 | 171 | 34 | 90 | 71 | 24 | 5 | 61 | 75 | 600 | .437 | .286 | .901 | 26.7 | 17.6 | 2.6 | 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 |
| Month | November | 14 | 0 | 392 | 116 | 240 | 18 | 40 | 92 | 102 | 17 | 40 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 342 | .483 | .450 | .902 | 28.0 | 24.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| December | 12 | 0 | 337 | 76 | 153 | 9 | 17 | 75 | 82 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 236 | .497 | .529 | .915 | 28.1 | 19.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | |
| January | 15 | 0 | 444 | 125 | 246 | 9 | 30 | 81 | 89 | 7 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 28 | 340 | .508 | .300 | .910 | 29.6 | 22.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | |
| February | 9 | 0 | 245 | 68 | 132 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 45 | 9 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 180 | .515 | .364 | .889 | 27.2 | 20.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | |
| March | 17 | 2 | 477 | 123 | 260 | 3 | 10 | 86 | 94 | 19 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 47 | 335 | .473 | .300 | .915 | 28.1 | 19.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | |
| April | 11 | 0 | 269 | 53 | 125 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 59 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 165 | .424 | .375 | .949 | 24.5 | 15.0 | 1.9 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 0 | 183 | 45 | 95 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 51 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 142 | .474 | .455 | .922 | 26.1 | 20.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Monday | 7 | 0 | 183 | 45 | 96 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 120 | .469 | .000 | .857 | 26.1 | 17.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 0 | 328 | 90 | 181 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 74 | 6 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 258 | .497 | .450 | .932 | 27.3 | 21.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | 0 | 416 | 110 | 237 | 7 | 24 | 86 | 93 | 17 | 45 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 31 | 313 | .464 | .292 | .925 | 27.7 | 20.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 1 | 168 | 48 | 91 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 125 | .527 | .429 | .793 | 28.0 | 20.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Friday | 16 | 0 | 448 | 111 | 235 | 11 | 26 | 91 | 100 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 47 | 324 | .472 | .423 | .910 | 28.0 | 20.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| Saturday | 15 | 1 | 438 | 112 | 221 | 8 | 15 | 84 | 89 | 12 | 43 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 316 | .507 | .533 | .944 | 29.2 | 21.1 | 2.9 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 2 | 2 | 75 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 42 | .516 | .000 | .833 | 37.5 | 21.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Reserve | 76 | 0 | 2089 | 545 | 1125 | 46 | 115 | 420 | 459 | 61 | 182 | 163 | 60 | 13 | 140 | 164 | 1556 | .484 | .400 | .915 | 27.5 | 20.5 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 1 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | .550 | .750 | 41.0 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| 30-39 | 30 | 1 | 955 | 254 | 497 | 22 | 52 | 211 | 234 | 27 | 78 | 74 | 34 | 7 | 66 | 74 | 741 | .511 | .423 | .902 | 31.8 | 24.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | |
| 20-29 | 42 | 0 | 1081 | 283 | 603 | 24 | 63 | 200 | 217 | 34 | 100 | 84 | 23 | 6 | 68 | 83 | 790 | .469 | .381 | .922 | 25.7 | 18.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | |
| 10-19 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 42 | .361 | .000 | 1.000 | 17.4 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 24 | 0 | 688 | 192 | 383 | 16 | 40 | 139 | 151 | 18 | 62 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 50 | 52 | 539 | .501 | .400 | .921 | 28.7 | 22.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 1 Day | 30 | 2 | 834 | 211 | 453 | 11 | 39 | 132 | 147 | 36 | 80 | 71 | 28 | 2 | 49 | 67 | 565 | .466 | .282 | .898 | 27.8 | 18.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 0 | 364 | 93 | 180 | 11 | 22 | 92 | 102 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 289 | .517 | .500 | .902 | 28.0 | 22.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 10 | 0 | 248 | 54 | 122 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 64 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 174 | .443 | .545 | .938 | 24.8 | 17.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | |
| 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 | 33 | 0 | 936 | 255 | 516 | 27 | 65 | 197 | 214 | 29 | 79 | 74 | 32 | 9 | 60 | 68 | 734 | .494 | .415 | .921 | 28.4 | 22.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Western | 45 | 2 | 1228 | 306 | 640 | 19 | 51 | 233 | 257 | 38 | 112 | 94 | 28 | 4 | 87 | 102 | 864 | .478 | .373 | .907 | 27.3 | 19.2 | 2.5 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 0 | 376 | 104 | 210 | 18 | 38 | 83 | 88 | 13 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 309 | .495 | .474 | .943 | 26.9 | 22.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Central | 19 | 0 | 560 | 151 | 306 | 9 | 27 | 114 | 126 | 16 | 41 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 32 | 39 | 425 | .493 | .333 | .905 | 29.5 | 22.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| Midwest | 22 | 2 | 605 | 147 | 303 | 9 | 21 | 106 | 120 | 19 | 55 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 42 | 409 | .485 | .429 | .883 | 27.5 | 18.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | |
| Pacific | 23 | 0 | 623 | 159 | 337 | 10 | 30 | 127 | 137 | 19 | 57 | 45 | 21 | 3 | 42 | 60 | 455 | .472 | .333 | .927 | 27.1 | 19.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 37 | .467 | .000 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Boston | 3 | 0 | 72 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 44 | .415 | .556 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 14.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 116 | 35 | 71 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 96 | .493 | .429 | .920 | 29.0 | 24.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 53 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | .560 | .000 | .833 | 26.5 | 19.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 0 | 101 | 27 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 67 | .450 | .000 | .813 | 33.7 | 22.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 0 | 113 | 34 | 66 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 84 | .515 | .500 | .667 | 28.3 | 21.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | |
| Denver | 3 | 0 | 85 | 21 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 69 | .512 | .250 | .963 | 28.3 | 23.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | |
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 101 | 27 | 54 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 77 | .500 | .333 | 1.000 | 25.3 | 19.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | |
| Golden State | 3 | 0 | 84 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 54 | .487 | .000 | .941 | 28.0 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | |
| Houston | 3 | 0 | 67 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 43 | .417 | .000 | .929 | 22.3 | 14.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| Indiana | 4 | 0 | 129 | 34 | 66 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 110 | .515 | .500 | .884 | 32.3 | 27.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 0 | 109 | 28 | 63 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 71 | .444 | .250 | .933 | 27.3 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | |
| LA Lakers | 3 | 0 | 70 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 47 | .417 | .500 | .889 | 23.3 | 15.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | |
| Miami | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | .231 | .333 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 118 | 29 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 72 | .460 | .000 | .875 | 29.5 | 18.0 | 3.8 | 2.3 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 59 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 55 | .400 | .250 | .957 | 29.5 | 27.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | |
| New York | 3 | 0 | 94 | 26 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 79 | .565 | .556 | .957 | 31.3 | 26.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 57 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 43 | .517 | .500 | 1.000 | 28.5 | 21.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 0 | 77 | 26 | 42 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 71 | .619 | .500 | .875 | 25.7 | 23.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 114 | 26 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 68 | .473 | .500 | .938 | 28.5 | 17.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | |
| Portland | 3 | 0 | 91 | 26 | 57 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 76 | .456 | .556 | .905 | 30.3 | 25.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 0 | 108 | 28 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 39 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 94 | .519 | .400 | .923 | 27.0 | 23.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | |
| San Antonio | 3 | 1 | 91 | 19 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 58 | .559 | .750 | .850 | 30.3 | 19.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 45 | .515 | .000 | 1.000 | 23.5 | 22.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |
| Utah | 3 | 0 | 74 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 40 | .412 | .923 | 24.7 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 54 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 47 | .571 | .333 | .933 | 27.0 | 23.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |