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Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce advanced stats and career rankings
8.0 average league finish
5,173 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Paul Pierce ranks #52 all time. 4 top-ten finishes give him a sustained run near the top of the league. His full-career value ranks #28, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Paul Pierce's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Paul Pierce ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Standard deviations across scoring seasons
Career Composite8.6
Equal average of Best 3, Prime 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 8.6
- Qualified seasons
- 18
- All-time rank
- #52
Strongest seasons
Every season
Paul Pierce advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MP | Era-centered box impact | Impact Rate | Rate rank | Season Value | Value percentile | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 39 | 25 | 277 | -6.02 | — | — | -22.3 | — | Limited |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | LAC | 38 | 68 | 1,231 | -2.87 | 13.8 | #314 | -21.3 | 13th | Strong |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 37 | 73 | 1,914 | +1.75 | 83.2 | #63 | 140.2 | 83rd | Strong |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | BRK | 36 | 75 | 2,098 | +1.95 | 86.1 | #49 | 157.8 | 86th | Strong |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 35 | 77 | 2,575 | +3.95 | 96.6 | #13 | 292.5 | 97th | Strong |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 34 | 61 | 2,075 | +4.37 | 96.5 | #13 | 249.0 | 98th | Strong |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 33 | 80 | 2,774 | +4.05 | 96.0 | #15 | 316.1 | 97th | Strong |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 32 | 71 | 2,411 | +2.69 | 91.4 | #30 | 215.8 | 90th | Strong |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 31 | 81 | 3,035 | +1.38 | 81.1 | #64 | 193.3 | 89th | Strong |
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 30 | 80 | 2,874 | +3.63 | 93.4 | #23 | 306.3 | 95th | Strong |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 29 | 47 | 1,740 | +5.37 | 97.3 | #10 | 245.9 | 91st | Strong |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 28 | 79 | 3,084 | +5.13 | 94.8 | #18 | 422.6 | 96th | Strong |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 27 | 82 | 2,960 | +4.40 | 95.3 | #17 | 367.9 | 97th | Strong |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 26 | 80 | 3,099 | +2.64 | 88.5 | #39 | 279.5 | 94th | Strong |
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 25 | 79 | 3,096 | +6.24 | 97.8 | #8 | 482.9 | 98th | Strong |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 24 | 82 | 3,302 | +6.81 | 99.4 | #3 | 560.7 | 100th | Strong |
| 2000–01Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 23 | 82 | 3,120 | +5.45 | 97.9 | #8 | 448.1 | 98th | Strong |
| 1999–00Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 22 | 73 | 2,583 | +4.36 | 95.3 | #16 | 324.0 | 95th | Strong |
| 1998–99Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 21 | 48 | 1,632 | +4.89 | 96.4 | #11 | 214.2 | 96th | Strong |
Career movement
Paul Pierce's career impact by season
Peak +6.81 in 2001–02 · 19 seasons · 45,880 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. This is separate from the current lineup-context ranking.
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Career comparison
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