Ricky Pierce
- Seasons
- 1982-83 to 1997-98
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Born
- Aug 19, 1959
- College
- Walla Walla Community College, Rice University
- Draft
- 1982, round 1, pick 18
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 17.7
- True shooting
- .573
- Effective FG
- .507
- Usage rate
- 25.0
- Win shares
- 72.1
- WS per 48
- .146
- Box plus/minus
- 1.1
- VORP
- 18.5
- Best season, WS
- 9.4
- Best season, BPM
- 2.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | DET | 23 | 39 | 265 | 5.8 | .416 | .381 | 17.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.020 | -5.0 | -1.0 | -5.9 | -0.3 | 86 | 108 |
| 1983-84 | SDC | 24 | 69 | 1,280 | 13.2 | .530 | .470 | 22.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 | .067 | -1.1 | -1.9 | -3.0 | -0.3 | 109 | 115 |
| 1984-85 | MIL | 25 | 44 | 882 | 15.8 | .599 | .539 | 19.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | .162 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 117 | 106 |
| 1985-86 | MIL | 26 | 81 | 2,147 | 16.6 | .603 | .539 | 19.5 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 8.3 | .186 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 122 | 106 |
| 1986-87 | MIL | 27 | 79 | 2,505 | 18.5 | .606 | .535 | 22.7 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 9.4 | .180 | 2.7 | -0.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 122 | 110 |
| 1987-88 | MIL | 28 | 37 | 965 | 16.6 | .561 | .513 | 26.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | .107 | 1.0 | -1.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 111 | 112 |
| 1988-89 | MIL | 29 | 75 | 2,078 | 18.6 | .573 | .522 | 25.2 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 6.7 | .155 | 2.3 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 116 | 109 |
| 1989-90 | MIL | 30 | 59 | 1,709 | 21.9 | .592 | .533 | 31.3 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 5.8 | .163 | 4.5 | -1.7 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 116 | 112 |
| 1990-91 | 2+ teams | 31 | 78 | 2,167 | 21.0 | .586 | .505 | 29.7 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 7.9 | .174 | 4.1 | -1.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 118 | 112 |
| 1991-92 | SEA | 32 | 78 | 2,658 | 18.2 | .561 | .487 | 26.8 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 7.8 | .142 | 2.6 | -1.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 116 | 113 |
| 1992-93 | SEA | 33 | 77 | 2,218 | 19.2 | .572 | .509 | 26.3 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 7.7 | .167 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 116 | 108 |
| 1993-94 | SEA | 34 | 51 | 1,022 | 20.8 | .552 | .477 | 30.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 4.0 | .188 | 3.0 | -0.8 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 114 | 106 |
| 1994-95 | GSW | 35 | 27 | 673 | 15.1 | .562 | .482 | 20.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | .107 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 117 | 115 |
| 1995-96 | IND | 36 | 76 | 1,404 | 14.8 | .542 | .477 | 25.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.1 | .107 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 108 | 108 |
| 1996-97 | 2+ teams | 37 | 60 | 1,250 | 16.4 | .583 | .523 | 23.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 | .105 | 1.2 | -1.9 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 113 | 113 |
| 1997-98 | MIL | 38 | 39 | 442 | 9.8 | .455 | .378 | 19.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .033 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -0.1 | 99 | 110 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.