Gary Payton vs Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce leads 6 of 8 career categories against Gary Payton, including scoring (19.7 PPG) and rebounding (5.6 RPG). Head to head they met 13 times, with Gary Payton winning the series 7–6.
The case for Gary Payton
playmaking (6.7 APG), accolades (1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS MVPs / All-Star nods).
The case for Paul Pierce
scoring (19.7 PPG), rebounding (5.6 RPG), shooting efficiency (56.8% TS%), and 3 more.
Tale of the tape
16.3PPG19.7
3.9RPG5.6
6.7APG3.5
52.8%TS%56.8%
18.9PER19.7
144.0Win Shares150.1
1335games played1343
Head to Head
| Gary Payton | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Series wins | 6 |
| 16.2 | PPG | 26.3 |
| 4.5 | RPG | 5.8 |
| 6.3 | APG | 3.4 |
| 13 meetings · first 1999-00 · last 2005-06 | ||
Per Game
| Gary Payton | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| 1335 | G | 1343 |
| 35.3 | MIN | 34.1 |
| 16.3 | PTS | 19.7 |
| 3.9 | REB | 5.6 |
| 6.7 | AST | 3.5 |
| 1.8 | STL | 1.3 |
| 0.2 | BLK | 0.6 |
| 46.6 | FG% | 44.5 |
| 31.7 | 3P% | 36.8 |
| 72.9 | FT% | 80.6 |
Advanced
| Gary Payton | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| 18.9 | PER | 19.7 |
| 52.8 | TS% | 56.8 |
| 22.5 | USG% | 26.9 |
| 144.0 | WS | 150.1 |
| 0.147 | WS/48 | 0.157 |
| 3.4 | BPM | 3.4 |
| 65.0 | VORP | 62.4 |
Accolades
| Gary Payton | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defensive POY | — |
| 9 | All-NBA | 4 |
| 9 | All-Star | 10 |
| 9 | All-Defensive | — |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | Finals MVP | 1 |
Career percentiles
81Scoring89
56Efficiency81
95Playmaking80
60Rebounding78
82Defense79
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