Paul Pierce vs Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal leads 6 of 8 career categories against Paul Pierce, including scoring (23.7 PPG) and rebounding (10.9 RPG). Head to head they met 25 times, 6 of them in the playoffs, with Shaquille O'Neal winning the series 13–12.
The case for Paul Pierce
playmaking (3.5 APG), longevity (1343 games played).
The case for Shaquille O'Neal
scoring (23.7 PPG), rebounding (10.9 RPG), shooting efficiency (58.6% TS%), and 3 more.
Tale of the tape
19.7PPG23.7
5.6RPG10.9
3.5APG2.5
56.8%TS%58.6%
19.7PER26.4
150.1Win Shares180.4
1343games played1207
Head to Head
| Paul Pierce | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Series wins | 13 |
| 22.3 | PPG | 20.4 |
| 5.5 | RPG | 10.1 |
| 3.4 | APG | 1.4 |
| 25 meetings (6 in the playoffs) · first 1999-00 · last 2009-10 | ||
Per Game
| Paul Pierce | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 1343 | G | 1207 |
| 34.1 | MIN | 34.7 |
| 19.7 | PTS | 23.7 |
| 5.6 | REB | 10.9 |
| 3.5 | AST | 2.5 |
| 1.3 | STL | 0.6 |
| 0.6 | BLK | 2.3 |
| 44.5 | FG% | 58.2 |
| 36.8 | 3P% | 4.5 |
| 80.6 | FT% | 52.7 |
Advanced
| Paul Pierce | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 19.7 | PER | 26.4 |
| 56.8 | TS% | 58.6 |
| 26.9 | USG% | 29.5 |
| 150.1 | WS | 180.4 |
| 0.157 | WS/48 | 0.207 |
| 3.4 | BPM | 4.7 |
| 62.4 | VORP | 71.7 |
Accolades
| Paul Pierce | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finals MVP | 3 |
| 4 | All-NBA | 14 |
| 10 | All-Star | 15 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | MVP | 1 |
| — | All-Defensive | 3 |
| — | All-Star MVP | 3 |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
Career percentiles
89Scoring95
81Efficiency92
80Playmaking70
78Rebounding97
79Defense94
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