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Paul Pierce
BOS · Wing · 2001-02 · Kansas · Year 4 · age 24 · born Oct 13, 1977
26.1 PPG6.9 RPG3.2 APG2.9 TPG40.2 MPG
All-NBA 3rdAll-Star
- Height
- 6'6"
Weight230Paul Pierce, 2001-02 with BOS: 26.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 40.2 minutes a game. Against the 282 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (99th percentile), VORP (99th) and FT attempts / g (98th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (25th percentile) and Assist / turnover (33rd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 19 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 282 qualified players in 2001-02; the second number is his rank among the 92 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 97 | 98 | 40.2 |
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| Minutes share | 98 | 98 | 83.2% |
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| Availability | 92 | 93 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 89 | 92 | .570 |
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| Effective FG% | 78 | 81 | .508 |
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| Points per shot | 88 | 92 | 1.34 |
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| 3-point % | 84 | 84 | 40.4% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 99 | 98 | 6.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 80 | 83 | 32.5% |
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| 2-point % | 49 | 48 | 46.1% |
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| Free throw % | 72 | 82 | 80.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 98 | 98 | 7.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 80 | 81 | 40.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 77 | 82 | 29.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 98 | 98 | 24.9 |
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| Assist % | 66 | 83 | 15.3% |
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| Assists / 75 | 58 | 76 | 3.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 33 | 33 | 1.08 |
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| Usage % | 97 | 97 | 28.9% |
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| Turnover % | 70 | 73 | 11.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 18 | 17 | 2.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 25 | 7 | 2.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 52 | 42 | 6.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 67 | 68 | 14.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 86 | 93 | 1.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 72 | 77 | 1.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 85 | 93 | 2.8 |
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| Steal % | 85 | 91 | 2.4% |
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| Block % | 75 | 82 | 2.0% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 35 | 9 | 6'6" |
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| Strength (weight) | 60 | 51 | 230 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 97 | 95 | 22.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 96 | 95 | .187 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 98 | 98 | +5.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 97 | 97 | +4.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 88 | 91 | +1.3 |
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| VORP | 99 | 98 | 6.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 98 | 98 | 18.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1998-99 | BOS | 21 | 48 | 34.0 | 16.5 | 6.4 | 2.4 | .540 | +3.7 | 91 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1999-00 | BOS | 22 | 73 | 35.4 | 19.5 | 5.4 | 3.0 | .550 | +3.9 | 94 | |
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| 2000-01 | BOS | 23 | 82 | 38.1 | 25.3 | 6.4 | 3.1 | .563 | +4.4 | 93 | |
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| 2001-02★ | BOS | 24 | 82 | 40.2 | 26.1 | 6.9 | 3.2 | .570 | +5.9 | 98 | All-NBA 3rd · All-Star |
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| 2002-03 | BOS | 25 | 79 | 39.2 | 25.9 | 7.3 | 4.4 | .532 | +4.9 | 96 | All-NBA 3rd · All-Star |
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| 2003-04 | BOS | 26 | 80 | 38.7 | 22.9 | 6.5 | 5.1 | .517 | +2.0 | 79 | All-Star |
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| 2004-05 | BOS | 27 | 82 | 36.1 | 21.6 | 6.6 | 4.2 | .583 | +4.6 | 95 | All-Star |
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| 2005-06 | BOS | 28 | 79 | 39.0 | 26.8 | 6.7 | 4.7 | .582 | +4.8 | 93 | All-Star |
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| 2006-07 | BOS | 29 | 47 | 37.0 | 25.0 | 5.9 | 4.1 | .571 | +4.2 | 93 | |
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| 2007-08 | BOS | 30 | 80 | 35.9 | 19.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 | .599 | +4.8 | 96 | Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 3rd · All-Star |
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| 2008-09 | BOS | 31 | 81 | 37.5 | 20.5 | 5.6 | 3.6 | .582 | +3.1 | 90 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 2009-10 | BOS | 32 | 71 | 34.0 | 18.3 | 4.4 | 3.1 | .613 | +3.0 | 90 | All-Star |
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| 2010-11 | BOS | 33 | 80 | 34.7 | 18.9 | 5.4 | 3.2 | .620 | +4.6 | 96 | All-Star |
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| 2011-12 | BOS | 34 | 61 | 34.0 | 19.4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | .567 | +4.2 | 96 | All-Star |
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| 2012-13 | BOS | 35 | 77 | 33.4 | 18.6 | 6.3 | 4.8 | .559 | +3.6 | 93 | |
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| 2013-14 | BKN | 36 | 75 | 28.0 | 13.5 | 4.6 | 2.4 | .595 | +1.6 | 81 | |
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| 2014-15 | WAS | 37 | 73 | 26.2 | 11.9 | 4.0 | 2.0 | .580 | +1.5 | 79 | |
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| 2015-16 | LAC | 38 | 68 | 18.1 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .489 | −3.3 | 8 | |
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| 2016-17 | LAC | 39 | 25 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | .535 | −4.7 | 1 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.