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.
PPG
16.319.7
RPG
3.95.6
APG
6.73.5
TS%
52.8%56.8%
PER
18.919.7
Win Shares
144.0150.1
games played
13351343
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS1 FMVP · 4 All-NBA · 10 AS
Head to Head
| Gary Payton | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 7–6 | |
| Meetings | 13 | |
| PPG | 16.2 | 26.3 |
| RPG | 4.5 | 5.8 |
| APG | 6.3 | 3.4 |
| First meeting | 1999-00 | |
| Last meeting | 2005-06 | |
Per Game
| Gary Payton | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1335 | 1343 |
| MIN | 35.3 | 34.1 |
| PTS | 16.3 | 19.7 |
| REB | 3.9 | 5.6 |
| AST | 6.7 | 3.5 |
| STL | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| BLK | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| FG% | 46.6 | 44.5 |
| 3P% | 31.7 | 36.8 |
| FT% | 72.9 | 80.6 |
Advanced
| Gary Payton | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 18.9 | 19.7 |
| TS% | 52.8 | 56.8 |
| USG% | 22.5 | 26.9 |
| WS | 144.0 | 150.1 |
| WS/48 | 0.147 | 0.157 |
| BPM | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| VORP | 65.0 | 62.4 |
Accolades
| Gary Payton | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 9 | 4 |
| All-Star | 9 | 10 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8189
Efficiency5681
Playmaking9580
Rebounding6078
Defense8279
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