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 | 77 | 72 | 2218 | 524 | 1072 | 42 | 113 | 313 | 352 | 58 | 192 | 220 | 100 | 7 | 160 | 167 | 1403 | .489 | .372 | .889 | 28.8 | 18.2 | 2.5 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 38 | 35 | 1081 | 268 | 536 | 19 | 49 | 154 | 170 | 31 | 105 | 114 | 53 | 4 | 68 | 75 | 709 | .500 | .388 | .906 | 28.4 | 18.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Road | 39 | 37 | 1137 | 256 | 536 | 23 | 64 | 159 | 182 | 27 | 87 | 106 | 47 | 3 | 92 | 92 | 694 | .478 | .359 | .874 | 29.2 | 17.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | |
| 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 | 47 | 42 | 1322 | 302 | 654 | 29 | 80 | 168 | 184 | 40 | 128 | 137 | 58 | 4 | 94 | 105 | 801 | .462 | .363 | .913 | 28.1 | 17.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Post | 30 | 30 | 896 | 222 | 418 | 13 | 33 | 145 | 168 | 18 | 64 | 83 | 42 | 3 | 66 | 62 | 602 | .531 | .394 | .863 | 29.9 | 20.1 | 2.1 | 2.8 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 52 | 48 | 1473 | 368 | 729 | 34 | 78 | 224 | 248 | 37 | 126 | 158 | 65 | 6 | 102 | 110 | 994 | .505 | .436 | .903 | 28.3 | 19.1 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
| Loss | 25 | 24 | 745 | 156 | 343 | 8 | 35 | 89 | 104 | 21 | 66 | 62 | 35 | 1 | 58 | 57 | 409 | .455 | .229 | .856 | 29.8 | 16.4 | 2.6 | 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 |
| Month | November | 9 | 5 | 237 | 52 | 107 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 147 | .486 | .571 | .946 | 26.3 | 16.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 377 | 86 | 183 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 43 | 7 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 213 | .470 | .211 | .860 | 26.9 | 15.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | |
| January | 14 | 13 | 411 | 90 | 207 | 10 | 28 | 61 | 64 | 19 | 42 | 47 | 20 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 251 | .435 | .357 | .953 | 29.4 | 17.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | |
| February | 14 | 14 | 415 | 107 | 224 | 11 | 27 | 59 | 68 | 5 | 33 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 284 | .478 | .407 | .868 | 29.6 | 20.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | |
| March | 17 | 17 | 513 | 122 | 228 | 8 | 19 | 83 | 96 | 11 | 40 | 42 | 24 | 3 | 40 | 40 | 335 | .535 | .421 | .865 | 30.2 | 19.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | |
| April | 9 | 9 | 265 | 67 | 123 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 173 | .545 | .167 | .864 | 29.4 | 19.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 6 | 174 | 29 | 68 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 81 | .426 | .222 | .840 | 29.0 | 13.5 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 177 | 34 | 72 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 102 | .472 | .111 | .917 | 29.5 | 17.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | |
| Tuesday | 19 | 18 | 586 | 129 | 258 | 10 | 25 | 85 | 96 | 13 | 54 | 59 | 31 | 1 | 48 | 46 | 353 | .500 | .400 | .885 | 30.8 | 18.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | |
| Wednesday | 6 | 6 | 172 | 41 | 95 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 114 | .432 | .500 | .824 | 28.7 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | |
| Thursday | 11 | 11 | 299 | 77 | 155 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 27 | 199 | .497 | .417 | .930 | 27.2 | 18.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | |
| Friday | 10 | 10 | 297 | 72 | 148 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 53 | 8 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 200 | .486 | .368 | .925 | 29.7 | 20.0 | 2.7 | 4.3 | |
| Saturday | 19 | 15 | 513 | 142 | 276 | 13 | 31 | 57 | 65 | 13 | 48 | 45 | 22 | 3 | 32 | 41 | 354 | .514 | .419 | .877 | 27.0 | 18.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | |
| 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 | 72 | 72 | 2104 | 501 | 1019 | 38 | 106 | 303 | 341 | 53 | 179 | 213 | 98 | 5 | 150 | 157 | 1343 | .492 | .358 | .889 | 29.2 | 18.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Reserve | 5 | 0 | 114 | 23 | 53 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 60 | .434 | .571 | .909 | 22.8 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | .500 | .250 | 1.000 | 42.0 | 33.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| 30-39 | 40 | 39 | 1314 | 297 | 604 | 26 | 60 | 205 | 237 | 34 | 113 | 113 | 63 | 3 | 100 | 92 | 825 | .492 | .433 | .865 | 32.9 | 20.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
| 20-29 | 31 | 29 | 779 | 193 | 401 | 13 | 43 | 91 | 98 | 23 | 72 | 94 | 33 | 2 | 54 | 63 | 490 | .481 | .302 | .929 | 25.1 | 15.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | |
| 10-19 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 21 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 55 | .512 | .333 | 1.000 | 16.6 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 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 | 15 | 501 | 104 | 220 | 9 | 22 | 66 | 79 | 13 | 37 | 39 | 24 | 2 | 36 | 37 | 283 | .473 | .409 | .835 | 27.8 | 15.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 1 Day | 33 | 33 | 942 | 234 | 471 | 16 | 46 | 148 | 163 | 20 | 77 | 92 | 50 | 2 | 66 | 72 | 632 | .497 | .348 | .908 | 28.5 | 19.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | |
| 2 Days | 20 | 20 | 605 | 139 | 289 | 11 | 33 | 80 | 90 | 17 | 63 | 73 | 19 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 369 | .481 | .333 | .889 | 30.3 | 18.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 3 | 138 | 40 | 78 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 100 | .513 | .444 | .941 | 27.6 | 20.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 26 | 24 | 714 | 163 | 327 | 9 | 34 | 95 | 105 | 11 | 49 | 66 | 28 | 4 | 51 | 59 | 430 | .498 | .265 | .905 | 27.5 | 16.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Western | 51 | 48 | 1504 | 361 | 745 | 33 | 79 | 218 | 247 | 47 | 143 | 154 | 72 | 3 | 109 | 108 | 973 | .485 | .418 | .883 | 29.5 | 19.1 | 2.8 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 13 | 12 | 347 | 79 | 163 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 45 | 5 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 33 | 202 | .485 | .286 | .889 | 26.7 | 15.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Central | 13 | 12 | 367 | 84 | 164 | 5 | 20 | 55 | 60 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 29 | 26 | 228 | .512 | .250 | .917 | 28.2 | 17.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 | |
| Midwest | 23 | 20 | 697 | 160 | 330 | 12 | 32 | 100 | 115 | 24 | 71 | 54 | 32 | 2 | 52 | 45 | 432 | .485 | .375 | .870 | 30.3 | 18.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 28 | 807 | 201 | 415 | 21 | 47 | 118 | 132 | 23 | 72 | 100 | 40 | 1 | 57 | 63 | 541 | .484 | .447 | .894 | 28.8 | 19.3 | 2.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 61 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 48 | .606 | .500 | .875 | 30.5 | 24.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | .389 | .000 | .500 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 57 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 39 | .483 | .250 | .909 | 28.5 | 19.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | .625 | .857 | 31.0 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 58 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 39 | .636 | 1.000 | .900 | 29.0 | 19.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 3 | 90 | 23 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 54 | .523 | .333 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | |
| Denver | 4 | 3 | 113 | 21 | 53 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 56 | .396 | .333 | 1.000 | 28.3 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .389 | .200 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 4.5 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 4 | 122 | 36 | 71 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 97 | .507 | .364 | .955 | 30.5 | 24.3 | 2.5 | 4.0 | |
| Houston | 4 | 3 | 132 | 25 | 57 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 71 | .439 | .444 | .810 | 33.0 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22 | .381 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 11.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 5 | 5 | 130 | 36 | 75 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 88 | .480 | .429 | .867 | 26.0 | 17.6 | 2.0 | 2.8 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 120 | 28 | 57 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 74 | .491 | .800 | .824 | 30.0 | 18.5 | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 60 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 31 | .407 | .000 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 62 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 45 | .485 | .000 | .929 | 31.0 | 22.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 108 | 30 | 59 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 85 | .508 | .400 | .885 | 27.0 | 21.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 52 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 34 | .500 | .909 | 26.0 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| New York | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 34.0 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 68 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38 | .464 | .000 | .857 | 34.0 | 19.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 29 | .545 | .333 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 14.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 144 | 34 | 72 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 88 | .472 | .333 | .850 | 28.8 | 17.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | |
| Portland | 5 | 5 | 150 | 33 | 68 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 91 | .485 | .556 | .833 | 30.0 | 18.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | |
| Sacramento | 5 | 5 | 141 | 34 | 72 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 103 | .472 | .333 | .971 | 28.2 | 20.6 | 2.2 | 4.6 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 3 | 120 | 31 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 87 | .500 | .400 | .852 | 30.0 | 21.8 | 4.0 | 1.8 | |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | 134 | 30 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 79 | .545 | .250 | .818 | 33.5 | 19.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 39 | .567 | .400 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 19.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |