Pau Gasol vs Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce leads 6 of 8 career categories against Pau Gasol, including scoring (19.7 PPG) and playmaking (3.5 APG). Head to head they met 41 times, 13 of them in the playoffs, with Paul Pierce winning the series 22–19.
The case for Pau Gasol: rebounding (9.2 RPG), per-minute impact (21.4 PER).
The case for Paul Pierce: scoring (19.7 PPG), playmaking (3.5 APG), shooting efficiency (56.8% TS%), and 3 more.
PPG
17.019.7
RPG
9.25.6
APG
3.23.5
TS%
56.5%56.8%
PER
21.419.7
Win Shares
143.9150.1
games played
12261343
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 All-NBA · 6 AS1 FMVP · 4 All-NBA · 10 AS
Head to Head
| Pau Gasol | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 19–22 | |
| Meetings | 41 (13 playoff) | |
| PPG | 17.4 | 17.5 |
| RPG | 9.9 | 5.0 |
| APG | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| First meeting | 2001-02 | |
| Last meeting | 2016-17 | |
Per Game
| Pau Gasol | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1226 | 1343 |
| MIN | 33.4 | 34.1 |
| PTS | 17.0 | 19.7 |
| REB | 9.2 | 5.6 |
| AST | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| STL | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| BLK | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| FG% | 50.7 | 44.5 |
| 3P% | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| FT% | 75.3 | 80.6 |
Advanced
| Pau Gasol | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 21.4 | 19.7 |
| TS% | 56.5 | 56.8 |
| USG% | 23.3 | 26.9 |
| WS | 143.9 | 150.1 |
| WS/48 | 0.169 | 0.157 |
| BPM | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| VORP | 52.6 | 62.4 |
Accolades
| Pau Gasol | Paul Pierce | |
|---|---|---|
| All-NBA | 4 | 4 |
| All-Star | 6 | 10 |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8789
Efficiency7581
Playmaking8180
Rebounding9578
Defense8879
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