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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Patrick Ewing vs Paul Pierce

PE
Patrick Ewing1985-862001-02 · NYK
PP
Paul Pierce1998-992016-17 · BOS

Patrick Ewing and Paul Pierce split the compared categories 4–4. Head to head they met 10 times, with Paul Pierce winning the series 7–3.

The case for Patrick Ewing: scoring (21.0 PPG), rebounding (9.8 RPG), per-minute impact (21.0 PER), and 1 more.

The case for Paul Pierce: playmaking (3.5 APG), shooting efficiency (56.8% TS%), career value (150.1 Win Shares), and 1 more.

PPG
21.019.7
RPG
9.85.6
APG
1.93.5
TS%
55.3%56.8%
PER
21.019.7
Win Shares
123.9150.1
games played
11831343
MVPs / All-Star nods
7 All-NBA · 11 AS1 FMVP · 4 All-NBA · 10 AS

Head to Head

Patrick EwingPaul Pierce
Record37
Meetings10
PPG12.120.0
RPG8.65.8
APG1.02.9
First meeting1998-99
Last meeting2001-02

Per Game

Patrick EwingPaul Pierce
G11831343
MIN34.334.1
PTS21.019.7
REB9.85.6
AST1.93.5
STL1.01.3
BLK2.40.6
FG%50.444.5
3P%15.236.8
FT%74.080.6

Advanced

Patrick EwingPaul Pierce
PER21.019.7
TS%55.356.8
USG%28.126.9
WS123.9150.1
WS/480.1460.157
BPM2.53.4
VORP46.662.4

Accolades

Patrick EwingPaul Pierce
All-NBA74
All-Star1110
All-Defensive3
Rookie of the Year1
All-Rookie11
Finals MVP1

Career percentiles

Scoring
91
89
Efficiency
69
81
Playmaking
56
80
Rebounding
94
78
Defense
94
79

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