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.
PPG
19.723.7
RPG
5.610.9
APG
3.52.5
TS%
56.8%58.6%
PER
19.726.4
Win Shares
150.1180.4
games played
13431207
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 FMVP · 4 All-NBA · 10 AS1 MVP · 3 FMVP · 14 All-NBA · 15 AS
Head to Head
| Paul Pierce | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 12–13 | |
| Meetings | 25 (6 playoff) | |
| PPG | 22.3 | 20.4 |
| RPG | 5.5 | 10.1 |
| APG | 3.4 | 1.4 |
| First meeting | 1999-00 | |
| Last meeting | 2009-10 | |
Per Game
| Paul Pierce | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1343 | 1207 |
| MIN | 34.1 | 34.7 |
| PTS | 19.7 | 23.7 |
| REB | 5.6 | 10.9 |
| AST | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| STL | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| BLK | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| FG% | 44.5 | 58.2 |
| 3P% | 36.8 | 4.5 |
| FT% | 80.6 | 52.7 |
Advanced
| Paul Pierce | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 19.7 | 26.4 |
| TS% | 56.8 | 58.6 |
| USG% | 26.9 | 29.5 |
| WS | 150.1 | 180.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.157 | 0.207 |
| BPM | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| VORP | 62.4 | 71.7 |
Accolades
| Paul Pierce | Shaquille O'Neal | |
|---|---|---|
| Finals MVP | 1 | 3 |
| All-NBA | 4 | 14 |
| All-Star | 10 | 15 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| MVP | — | 1 |
| All-Defensive | — | 3 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8995
Efficiency8192
Playmaking8070
Rebounding7897
Defense7994
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