Kevin Garnett vs Paul Pierce
Kevin Garnett leads 6 of 8 career categories against Paul Pierce, including rebounding (10.0 RPG) and playmaking (3.7 APG). Head to head they met 21 times, with Paul Pierce winning the series 11–10.
The case for Kevin Garnett: rebounding (10.0 RPG), playmaking (3.7 APG), per-minute impact (22.7 PER), and 3 more.
The case for Paul Pierce: scoring (19.7 PPG), shooting efficiency (56.8% TS%).
PPG
17.819.7
RPG
10.05.6
APG
3.73.5
TS%
54.6%56.8%
PER
22.719.7
Win Shares
191.4150.1
games played
14621343
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 15 AS1 FMVP · 4 All-NBA · 10 AS
Head to Head
| Kevin Garnett | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 10–11 | |
| Meetings | 21 | |
| PPG | 20.3 | 20.4 |
| RPG | 10.5 | 6.5 |
| APG | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| First meeting | 1998-99 | |
| Last meeting | 2015-16 | |
Per Game
| Kevin Garnett | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1462 | 1343 |
| MIN | 34.5 | 34.1 |
| PTS | 17.8 | 19.7 |
| REB | 10.0 | 5.6 |
| AST | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| STL | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| BLK | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| FG% | 49.7 | 44.5 |
| 3P% | 27.5 | 36.8 |
| FT% | 78.9 | 80.6 |
Advanced
| Kevin Garnett | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 22.7 | 19.7 |
| TS% | 54.6 | 56.8 |
| USG% | 24.7 | 26.9 |
| WS | 191.4 | 150.1 |
| WS/48 | 0.182 | 0.157 |
| BPM | 4.9 | 3.4 |
| VORP | 87.9 | 62.4 |
Accolades
| Kevin Garnett | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | — |
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 9 | 4 |
| All-Star | 15 | 10 |
| All-Defensive | 12 | — |
| All-Star MVP | 1 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8589
Efficiency6881
Playmaking8280
Rebounding9478
Defense9379
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