Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Paul Pierce ranks #65 in Basketball
Paul Pierce ranks 65th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 505th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 84, Longevity 86, Honours 78, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1998–2017 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2005, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba titles 1, finals mvp awards 1, all-star selections 10, career points 26397.
Immediately ahead sits Allen Iverson on 82.8, a gap of 1.6 points. Directly behind is Ben Wallace on 82.0. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Paul Pierce GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Pierce stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2005. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Pierce comparisons
Paul Pierce — frequently asked
- Is Paul Pierce the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Paul Pierce ranks 65th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.2, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Paul Pierce's GOAT Score?
- 81.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Paul Pierce rank all time?
- 505th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 65th within Basketball.
- Paul Pierce vs Allen Iverson: who ranks higher?
- Allen Iverson, on 82.8 against Paul Pierce's 81.2 — a margin of 1.6 points.