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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Paul Pierce
Career at a glance
Paul Pierce played 19 NBA regular seasons between 1998 and 2017, appearing in 1,343 games and averaging 19.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He played for 4 teams: Boston (1998–13, 1,102 games), Brooklyn (2013–14, 75 games), Washington (2014–15, 73 games), L.A. Clippers (2015–17, 93 games). His best scoring season was 2005–06 with Boston: 26.8 points per game over 79 games.
Championship season: 2007–08 (Boston). In the playoffs he appeared in 14 postseason runs (170 games, 18.7 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 26,400 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Paul Pierce
Paul Anthony Pierce (born October 13, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), predominantly with the Boston Celtics.
Pierce was a high school McDonald's All-American before earning consensus first-team All-America honors as a junior playing college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. After being chosen by the Boston Celtics with the 10th overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, Pierce spent the first 15 years of his career with Boston. Pierce's nickname, "the Truth," was given to him by Shaquille O'Neal in 2001. He earned 10 All-Star selections and became a four-time All-NBA team member throughout his 19 year career. Pierce combined with Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in 2007 to form a "Big Three" that led Boston to two NBA Finals and an NBA championship in 2008. Pierce was named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 2008. In 2021, Pierce was honored by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
In July 2013, Pierce was traded to the Brooklyn Nets along with teammates Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry. He signed with the Washington Wizards as a free agent in 2014. After one season with the Wizards, Pierce signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. He spent two seasons with the Clippers before retiring in 2017. On July 17, 2017, the Celtics signed Pierce to a contract, enabling him to retire as a member of the organization with which he spent his first 15 NBA seasons.
- Born
- October 13, 1977 (age 48) Oakland, California, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
- Listed weight
- 235 lb (107 kg)
- Position
- Small forward / shooting guard
- High school
- Inglewood (Inglewood, California)
- College
- Kansas (1995–1998)
- NBA draft
- 1998: 1st round, 10th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1998–2017
Career highlights and awards
- NBA champion (2008)
- NBA Finals MVP (2008)
- 10× NBA All-Star (2002–2006, 2008–2012)
- All-NBA Second Team (2009)
- 3× All-NBA Third Team (2002, 2003, 2008)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1999)
- NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2010)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- No. 34 retired by Boston Celtics
- Consensus first-team All-American (1998)
- First-team All-Big 12 (1998)
- Third-team All-Big 12 (1997)
- 2× Big 12 tournament MVP (1997, 1998)
- No. 34 jersey retired by Kansas Jayhawks
- McDonald's All-American (1995)
- Second-team Parade All-American (1995)
- California Mr. Basketball (1995)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Boston | 48 | 47 | 34.0 | .439 | .412 | .713 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 1999–00 | Boston | 73 | 72 | 35.4 | .442 | .343 | .798 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 2.1 | .8 | 19.5 |
| 2000–01 | Boston | 82 | 82* | 38.0 | .454 | .383 | .745 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | .8 | 25.3 |
| 2001–02 | Boston | 82 | 82 | 40.3 | .442 | .404 | .809 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 26.1 |
| 2002–03 | Boston | 79 | 79 | 39.2 | .416 | .302 | .802 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 1.8 | .8 | 25.9 |
| 2003–04 | Boston | 80 | 80 | 38.7 | .402 | .299 | .819 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 1.6 | .7 | 23.0 |
| 2004–05 | Boston | 82 | 82* | 36.1 | .455 | .370 | .822 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 1.6 | .5 | 21.6 |
| 2005–06 | Boston | 79 | 79 | 39.0 | .471 | .354 | .772 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 1.4 | .4 | 26.8 |
| 2006–07 | Boston | 47 | 46 | 37.0 | .439 | .389 | .796 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 1.0 | .3 | 25.0 |
| 2007–08† | Boston | 80 | 80 | 35.9 | .464 | .392 | .843 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 1.3 | .5 | 19.6 |
| 2008–09 | Boston | 81 | 81 | 37.5 | .457 | .391 | .830 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 20.5 |
| 2009–10 | Boston | 71 | 71 | 34.0 | .472 | .414 | .852 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .4 | 18.3 |
| 2010–11 | Boston | 80 | 80 | 34.7 | .497 | .374 | .860 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .6 | 18.9 |
| 2011–12 | Boston | 61 | 61 | 34.0 | .443 | .366 | .852 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .4 | 19.4 |
| 2012–13 | Boston | 77 | 77 | 33.4 | .436 | .380 | .787 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .4 | 18.6 |
| 2013–14 | Brooklyn | 75 | 68 | 28.0 | .451 | .373 | .826 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .4 | 13.5 |
| 2014–15 | Washington | 73 | 73 | 26.2 | .447 | .389 | .781 | 4.0 | 2.0 | .6 | .3 | 11.9 |
| 2015–16 | L.A. Clippers | 68 | 38 | 18.1 | .363 | .310 | .818 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | 6.1 |
| 2016–17 | L.A. Clippers | 25 | 7 | 11.1 | .400 | .349 | .769 | 1.9 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 3.2 |
| Career | 1,343 | 1,285 | 34.2 | .445 | .368 | .806 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 1.3 | .6 | 19.7 | |
| All-Star | 10 | 0 | 13.6 | .456 | .188 | .727 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .1 | 9.6 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Boston | 16 | 16 | 42.0 | .403 | .288 | .764 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 24.6 |
| 2003 | Boston | 10 | 10 | 44.5 | .399 | .356 | .863 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 2.1 | .8 | 27.1 |
| 2004 | Boston | 4 | 4 | 40.5 | .342 | .294 | .839 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 2005 | Boston | 7 | 7 | 39.6 | .505 | .259 | .868 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 22.9 |
| 2008† | Boston | 26‡ | 26‡ | 38.1 | .441 | .361 | .802 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 1.1 | .3 | 19.7 |
| 2009 | Boston | 14 | 14 | 39.7 | .430 | .333 | .842 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .4 | 21.0 |
| 2010 | Boston | 24* | 24* | 38.8 | .438 | .392 | .824 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .6 | 18.8 |
| 2011 | Boston | 9 | 9 | 38.1 | .459 | .447 | .882 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .4 | 20.8 |
| 2012 | Boston | 20 | 20 | 38.9 | .386 | .310 | .894 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 1.5 | .9 | 18.9 |
| 2013 | Boston | 6 | 6 | 42.5 | .368 | .268 | .897 | 5.7 | 5.3 | .8 | .5 | 19.2 |
| 2014 | Brooklyn | 12 | 12 | 30.7 | .465 | .358 | .781 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .3 | 13.7 |
| 2015 | Washington | 10 | 10 | 29.8 | .485 | .524 | .850 | 4.2 | .9 | .6 | .7 | 14.6 |
| 2016 | L.A. Clippers | 5 | 1 | 10.8 | .167 | .200 | .850 | 1.2 | .2 | .4 | .0 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | L.A. Clippers | 7 | 0 | 14.4 | .444 | .400 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .9 | .3 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Career | 170 | 159 | 36.6 | .423 | .355 | .830 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 1.2 | .6 | 18.7 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 7″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Position
- Small forward / shooting guard
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1998
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 10
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