Ben Wallace vs Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce leads 6 of 8 career categories against Ben Wallace, including scoring (19.7 PPG) and playmaking (3.5 APG). Head to head they met 54 times, 12 of them in the playoffs, with Ben Wallace winning the series 29–25.
The case for Ben Wallace: rebounding (9.6 RPG), accolades (4 DPOY · 5 All-NBA · 4 AS MVPs / All-Star nods).
The case for Paul Pierce: scoring (19.7 PPG), playmaking (3.5 APG), shooting efficiency (56.8% TS%), and 3 more.
PPG
5.719.7
RPG
9.65.6
APG
1.33.5
TS%
47.4%56.8%
PER
15.519.7
Win Shares
93.6150.1
games played
10881343
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 DPOY · 5 All-NBA · 4 AS1 FMVP · 4 All-NBA · 10 AS
Head to Head
| Ben Wallace | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 29–25 | |
| Meetings | 54 (12 playoff) | |
| PPG | 6.4 | 20.9 |
| RPG | 10.8 | 5.9 |
| APG | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| First meeting | 1998-99 | |
| Last meeting | 2011-12 | |
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1088 | 1343 |
| MIN | 29.5 | 34.1 |
| PTS | 5.7 | 19.7 |
| REB | 9.6 | 5.6 |
| AST | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| STL | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| BLK | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| FG% | 47.4 | 44.5 |
| 3P% | 13.7 | 36.8 |
| FT% | 41.4 | 80.6 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 15.5 | 19.7 |
| TS% | 47.4 | 56.8 |
| USG% | 10.9 | 26.9 |
| WS | 93.6 | 150.1 |
| WS/48 | 0.140 | 0.157 |
| BPM | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| VORP | 31.2 | 62.4 |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 4 | — |
| All-NBA | 5 | 4 |
| All-Star | 4 | 10 |
| All-Defensive | 6 | — |
| Finals MVP | — | 1 |
| All-Rookie | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring3789
Efficiency2781
Playmaking4680
Rebounding9178
Defense9379
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