Paul Pierce
- Seasons
- 1998-99 to 2016-17
- Position
- F-G
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Born
- Oct 13, 1977
- College
- Kansas
- Draft
- 1998, round 1, pick 10
1Championships
4All-League teams
10All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 19.7
- True shooting
- .568
- Effective FG
- .500
- Usage rate
- 26.9
- Win shares
- 150.2
- WS per 48
- .157
- Box plus/minus
- 3.7
- VORP
- 65.6
- Best season, WS
- 12.9
- Best season, BPM
- 5.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.04
- Finals appearances
- 2
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | BOS | 21 | 48 | 1,632 | 19.2 | .540 | .504 | 23.1 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 4.9 | .144 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 106 | 101 |
| 1999-00 | BOS | 22 | 73 | 2,583 | 19.8 | .550 | .486 | 24.8 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 8.2 | .152 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 109 | 103 |
| 2000-01 | BOS | 23 | 82 | 3,120 | 22.3 | .563 | .503 | 30.6 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 10.4 | .160 | 4.5 | -0.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 107 | 102 |
| 2001-02 | BOS | 24 | 82 | 3,302 | 22.3 | .570 | .508 | 29.3 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 12.9 | .187 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 109 | 99 |
| 2002-03 | BOS | 25 | 79 | 3,096 | 22.7 | .532 | .454 | 33.2 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 10.1 | .157 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 104 | 100 |
| 2003-04 | BOS | 26 | 80 | 3,099 | 19.4 | .517 | .441 | 30.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 7.1 | .109 | 2.3 | -0.3 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 101 | 103 |
| 2004-05 | BOS | 27 | 82 | 2,960 | 21.8 | .583 | .499 | 26.6 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 11.2 | .182 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 114 | 105 |
| 2005-06 | BOS | 28 | 79 | 3,084 | 23.6 | .582 | .509 | 31.2 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 11.5 | .178 | 5.0 | -0.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 112 | 106 |
| 2006-07 | BOS | 29 | 47 | 1,740 | 21.7 | .571 | .502 | 30.7 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 5.4 | .148 | 4.9 | -0.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 110 | 107 |
| 2007-08 | BOS | 30 | 80 | 2,874 | 19.6 | .599 | .529 | 24.8 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 12.4 | .207 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 115 | 100 |
| 2008-09 | BOS | 31 | 81 | 3,035 | 17.7 | .582 | .508 | 25.4 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 10.3 | .164 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 112 | 104 |
| 2009-10 | BOS | 32 | 71 | 2,411 | 18.2 | .613 | .535 | 23.8 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 8.3 | .165 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 114 | 105 |
| 2010-11 | BOS | 33 | 80 | 2,774 | 19.7 | .620 | .551 | 24.0 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 11.6 | .201 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 116 | 101 |
| 2011-12 | BOS | 34 | 61 | 2,075 | 19.6 | .567 | .499 | 28.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 7.0 | .161 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 106 | 99 |
| 2012-13 | BOS | 35 | 77 | 2,575 | 19.1 | .559 | .502 | 27.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 7.2 | .135 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 106 | 102 |
| 2013-14 | BRK | 36 | 75 | 2,098 | 16.8 | .595 | .529 | 22.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 5.2 | .119 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 109 | 106 |
| 2014-15 | WAS | 37 | 73 | 1,914 | 15.2 | .580 | .537 | 19.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 5.5 | .138 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 112 | 104 |
| 2015-16 | LAC | 38 | 68 | 1,231 | 8.2 | .489 | .457 | 17.8 | -0.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | .033 | -3.0 | -0.3 | -3.3 | -0.4 | 93 | 105 |
| 2016-17 | LAC | 39 | 25 | 277 | 5.7 | .535 | .507 | 14.8 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .015 | -4.7 | 0.1 | -4.7 | -0.2 | 92 | 109 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.