Ricky Charles Pierce




Born: August 19, 1959
Position: Shooting Guard
Height: 6-4 (1.93 m)
Jerseys worn: #22 (Milwaukee, Seattle), #25 (Clippers)


In the NBA:

Nickname: "Deuces"

His Game:
Ricky Pierce was a very capable scoring guard. He was great at both driving to the basket and shooting from outside and excellent from the free throw line.

His Career:
Selected at the 18th spot of the 1982 Draft by the Detroit Pistons.

Honors:
He played in the 1991 All-Star Game. Has won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year, twice (1987, 1990). He set an NBA record with 75 consecutive free throws made in 1991.


Statistics:
YEAR Team Games Pts FT % FG % 3PM 3-pt % Reb. Trn Ast St Blk Min. Star?
1983 Detroit 39 2.2 .563 .375 1 .143 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 6.8 No
1984 San Diego 69 9.9 .861 .470 0 .000 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.2 18.6 No
1985 Milwaukee 44 9.8 .823 .537 0 .000 2.7 1.4 2.1 0.8 0.1 20.0 No
1986 Milwaukee 81 13.9 .858 .538 3 .130 2.9 1.3 2.2 1.0 0.1 26.5 No
1987 Milwaukee 81 19.5 .880 .534 3 .107 3.4 1.5 1.8 0.8 0.3 31.7 YES
1988 Milwaukee 81 16.4 .877 .510 3 .214 2.2 1.5 2.0 0.6 0.2 26.1 YES
1989 Milwaukee 75 17.6 .859 .518 8 .222 2.6 1.5 2.1 1.0 0.3 27.7 YES
1990 Milwaukee 59 23.0 .839 .510 46 .346 2.8 2.2 2.3 0.8 0.1 29.0 YES
1991 Milwaukee / Seattle 78 20.5 .913 .485 46 .397 2.4 1.9 2.2 0.8 0.2 27.8 YES
1992 Seattle 78 21.7 .916 .475 33 .268 3.0 2.4 3.1 1.1 0.3 34.1 YES
1993 Seattle 77 18.2 .889 .489 42 .372 2.5 2.1 2.9 1.3 0.1 28.8 YES
1994 Seattle 51 14.5 .896 .471 6 .188 1.6 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.1 20.0 No
1995 Golden State 27 12.5 .877 .437 23 .329 2.4 0.9 1.5 0.8 0.1 24.9 No
1996 Indiana 76 9.7 .849 .447 35 .337 1.8 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.1 18.5 No
1997 Denver / Charlotte 60 11.0 .897 .481 42 .442 2.0 1.1 1.3 0.5 0.2 20.8 No
1998 Milwaukee 39 3.9 .827 .366 4 .308 1.2 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 11.4 No
Career Career 969 14.9 .875 .494 296 .322 2.4 1.5 1.9 0.8 0.2 24.4 No




In Europe:

In Greece:
Pierce signed with AEK for the 1998 season but was released after just a few games. His signing was a mistake in the first place cause the team was looking for an athletic SF, not an old SG.



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