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 | 76 | 2 | 1404 | 264 | 590 | 35 | 104 | 174 | 205 | 40 | 136 | 101 | 57 | 6 | 93 | 188 | 737 | .447 | .337 | .849 | 18.5 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| 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 | 37 | 0 | 665 | 114 | 272 | 18 | 54 | 79 | 95 | 18 | 66 | 52 | 33 | 0 | 49 | 87 | 325 | .419 | .333 | .832 | 18.0 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Road | 39 | 2 | 739 | 150 | 318 | 17 | 50 | 95 | 110 | 22 | 70 | 49 | 24 | 6 | 44 | 101 | 412 | .472 | .340 | .864 | 18.9 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 2 | 857 | 174 | 368 | 23 | 62 | 98 | 119 | 21 | 76 | 60 | 34 | 4 | 51 | 115 | 469 | .473 | .371 | .824 | 19.0 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Post | 31 | 0 | 547 | 90 | 222 | 12 | 42 | 76 | 86 | 19 | 60 | 41 | 23 | 2 | 42 | 73 | 268 | .405 | .286 | .884 | 17.6 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | |
| 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 | 47 | 0 | 876 | 173 | 368 | 25 | 65 | 115 | 138 | 24 | 86 | 64 | 35 | 4 | 58 | 116 | 486 | .470 | .385 | .833 | 18.6 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Loss | 29 | 2 | 528 | 91 | 222 | 10 | 39 | 59 | 67 | 16 | 50 | 37 | 22 | 2 | 35 | 72 | 251 | .410 | .256 | .881 | 18.2 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | |
| 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 | November | 12 | 1 | 279 | 57 | 121 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 48 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 166 | .471 | .455 | .875 | 23.3 | 13.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| December | 13 | 0 | 212 | 47 | 99 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 37 | 120 | .475 | .389 | .655 | 16.3 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
| January | 16 | 1 | 279 | 56 | 115 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 35 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 149 | .487 | .313 | .914 | 17.4 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | |
| February | 14 | 0 | 253 | 51 | 110 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 132 | .464 | .318 | .767 | 18.1 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | |
| March | 13 | 0 | 239 | 28 | 94 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 42 | 10 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 95 | .298 | .125 | .881 | 18.4 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | |
| April | 8 | 0 | 142 | 25 | 51 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 75 | .490 | .400 | 1.000 | 17.8 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 10 | 0 | 167 | 28 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 70 | .438 | .286 | .923 | 16.7 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Monday | 2 | 0 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 28 | .474 | .500 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 0 | 266 | 43 | 103 | 14 | 29 | 49 | 55 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 37 | 149 | .417 | .483 | .891 | 17.7 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 1 | 245 | 55 | 112 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 42 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 153 | .491 | .333 | .857 | 18.8 | 11.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 1 | 183 | 35 | 81 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 89 | .432 | .308 | .750 | 20.3 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | |
| Friday | 17 | 0 | 305 | 60 | 127 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 42 | 9 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 48 | 157 | .472 | .250 | .786 | 17.9 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 0 | 192 | 34 | 84 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 91 | .405 | .143 | .840 | 19.2 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 2 | 2 | 68 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 34 | .429 | .333 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 17.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Reserve | 74 | 0 | 1336 | 252 | 562 | 34 | 101 | 165 | 196 | 40 | 135 | 94 | 55 | 6 | 90 | 182 | 703 | .448 | .337 | .842 | 18.1 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| 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 | 30-39 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 40 | .429 | .750 | .929 | 35.0 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 20-29 | 25 | 1 | 579 | 120 | 241 | 13 | 44 | 78 | 91 | 13 | 58 | 47 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 72 | 331 | .498 | .295 | .857 | 23.2 | 13.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | |
| 10-19 | 49 | 0 | 755 | 132 | 321 | 19 | 56 | 83 | 100 | 26 | 74 | 48 | 37 | 2 | 66 | 109 | 366 | .411 | .339 | .830 | 15.4 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 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 | 23 | 2 | 452 | 94 | 201 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 68 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 57 | 250 | .468 | .280 | .809 | 19.7 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 1 Day | 33 | 0 | 585 | 95 | 229 | 12 | 42 | 61 | 74 | 19 | 69 | 48 | 28 | 1 | 54 | 80 | 263 | .415 | .286 | .824 | 17.7 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 0 | 190 | 33 | 79 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 102 | .418 | .364 | .903 | 17.3 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 0 | 150 | 33 | 69 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 96 | .478 | .533 | .917 | 18.8 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 52 | 2 | 1003 | 189 | 403 | 27 | 70 | 130 | 153 | 22 | 94 | 67 | 40 | 5 | 64 | 142 | 535 | .469 | .386 | .850 | 19.3 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Western | 24 | 0 | 401 | 75 | 187 | 8 | 34 | 44 | 52 | 18 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 46 | 202 | .401 | .235 | .846 | 16.7 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 25 | 1 | 473 | 84 | 189 | 15 | 33 | 58 | 74 | 13 | 47 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 38 | 74 | 241 | .444 | .455 | .784 | 18.9 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Central | 27 | 1 | 530 | 105 | 214 | 12 | 37 | 72 | 79 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 22 | 3 | 26 | 68 | 294 | .491 | .324 | .911 | 19.6 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 0 | 198 | 31 | 94 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 87 | .330 | .133 | .885 | 16.5 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 0 | 203 | 44 | 93 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 115 | .473 | .316 | .808 | 16.9 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 1 | 72 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 46 | .630 | .000 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 15.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Boston | 4 | 0 | 86 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 49 | .514 | .600 | .714 | 21.5 | 12.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 87 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 37 | .370 | .286 | .938 | 21.8 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 0 | 62 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 35 | .417 | .600 | .857 | 15.5 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
| Cleveland | 4 | 0 | 89 | 22 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 58 | .579 | .500 | .923 | 22.3 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .357 | .250 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Denver | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | .444 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 81 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38 | .424 | .143 | 1.000 | 20.3 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | .533 | .500 | 17.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .316 | .000 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .667 | .500 | .857 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | .588 | .333 | .500 | 17.0 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 30 | .600 | 1.000 | .833 | 24.5 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | 63 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 37 | .552 | .600 | .500 | 15.8 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .333 | .000 | .500 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 21 | .368 | .500 | 1.000 | 14.5 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| New York | 4 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 30 | .423 | .600 | .625 | 16.3 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 1 | 93 | 19 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 54 | .475 | .375 | .929 | 23.3 | 13.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 0 | 70 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 37 | .375 | .200 | .750 | 17.5 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | .286 | .000 | 1.000 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Portland | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .375 | .000 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | .389 | .250 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | .375 | .000 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | .421 | .429 | .800 | 22.0 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Toronto | 4 | 0 | 76 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 43 | .444 | .143 | .909 | 19.0 | 10.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | .235 | .000 | .833 | 18.5 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Vancouver | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .286 | .000 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Washington | 3 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | .364 | .250 | .600 | 17.3 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | |