NBA titles
1
Finals MVP awards
1
All-Star selections
10
Career points
26,397
Career points per game
19.7
Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.5 | |
| 1999 | 19.5 | |
| 2000 | 25.3 | |
| 2001 | 26.1 | |
| 2002 | 25.9 | |
| 2003 | 23 | |
| 2004 | 21.6 | |
| 2005 | 26.8 | |
| 2006 | 25 | |
| 2007 | 19.6 | |
| 2008 | 20.5 | |
| 2009 | 19.4 | |
| 2010 | 18.9 | |
| 2011 | 19.4 | |
| 2012 | 18.6 | |
| 2013 | 13.5 | |
| 2014 | 11.9 | |
| 2015 | 9.5 | |
| 2016 | 6.1 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Paul Pierce ranks #185 in Basketball
Paul Pierce ranks #185 in Basketball and #1443 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.2/100.
The verified career covers 1998–2017 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 84/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 1, Finals MVP awards 1, All-Star selections 10, Career points 26397.
Nearest context: ahead Ace Gruenig (81.3); behind LaMarcus Aldridge (81.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Paul Pierce GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Pierce comparisons
Paul Pierce — frequently asked
- Is Paul Pierce the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Paul Pierce ranks #185 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.2/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Paul Pierce's GOAT Score?
- 81.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Paul Pierce rank all time?
- #1443 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #185 in Basketball.
- Paul Pierce vs Ace Gruenig: who ranks higher?
- Ace Gruenig ranks higher at 81.3 versus Paul Pierce at 81.2, a margin of 0.1 points.