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.
Tale of the tape
5.7PPG19.7
9.6RPG5.6
1.3APG3.5
47.4%TS%56.8%
15.5PER19.7
93.6Win Shares150.1
1088games played1343
Head to Head
| Ben Wallace | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Series wins | 25 |
| 6.4 | PPG | 20.9 |
| 10.8 | RPG | 5.9 |
| 1.3 | APG | 3.9 |
| 54 meetings (12 in the playoffs) · first 1998-99 · last 2011-12 | ||
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| 1088 | G | 1343 |
| 29.5 | MIN | 34.1 |
| 5.7 | PTS | 19.7 |
| 9.6 | REB | 5.6 |
| 1.3 | AST | 3.5 |
| 1.3 | STL | 1.3 |
| 2.0 | BLK | 0.6 |
| 47.4 | FG% | 44.5 |
| 13.7 | 3P% | 36.8 |
| 41.4 | FT% | 80.6 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| 15.5 | PER | 19.7 |
| 47.4 | TS% | 56.8 |
| 10.9 | USG% | 26.9 |
| 93.6 | WS | 150.1 |
| 0.140 | WS/48 | 0.157 |
| 1.8 | BPM | 3.4 |
| 31.2 | VORP | 62.4 |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Defensive POY | — |
| 5 | All-NBA | 4 |
| 4 | All-Star | 10 |
| 6 | All-Defensive | — |
| — | Finals MVP | 1 |
| — | All-Rookie | 1 |
Career percentiles
37Scoring89
27Efficiency81
46Playmaking80
91Rebounding78
93Defense79
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