Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Paul Pierce and John Salmons

This is the detail of NBA games in which Paul Pierce and John Salmons played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 48 times in NBA games. Paul Pierce has a 29-19 winning record over John Salmons, including an 8-5 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Paul Pierce:
1998-99 to 2016-17
John Salmons:
2002-03 to 2014-15
48 Games played
35 in Regular Season
13 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Paul Pierce
29
21
8
John Salmons
19
14
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 21.5 6.3 3.6 1.30.7
John Salmons 9.3 2.5 2.10.90.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 40 13 10 43
John Salmons 38 7 9 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 43

games
40

games
33

games
19

games
18

games
John Salmons 5

games
3

games
13

games
13

games
8

games
Both had same stat 0

games
5

games
2

games
16

games
22

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2002
1. Celtics 91   Paul Pierce 13 7 4 2 1 7 3 45 4-20 .200 1-5 .200 4-5 .800
76ers 81   John Salmons 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 07 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 20, 2003
2. Celtics 100   Paul Pierce 40 7 6 4 1 6 3 45 13-26 .500 1-5 .200 13-18 .722
76ers 99   John Salmons 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 06 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 2003
3. Celtics 78   Paul Pierce 24 11 5 0 0 3 3 40 8-22 .364 0-4 .000 8-8 1.000
76ers 99   John Salmons 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 09 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 2003
4. Celtics 85   Paul Pierce 33 7 6 3 0 5 0 41 13-29 .448 2-7 .286 5-6 .833
76ers 87   John Salmons 10 3 1 0 0 1 2 19 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 21, 2003
5. Celtics 87   Paul Pierce 31 10 7 2 1 5 2 45 6-15 .400 3-7 .429 16-18 .889
76ers 84   John Salmons 0 3 3 1 0 0 4 21 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 07, 2004
6. Celtics 110   Paul Pierce 35 2 3 2 1 7 2 38 10-18 .556 2-4 .500 13-15 .867
76ers 80   John Salmons 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 2004
7. Celtics 89   Paul Pierce 11 6 2 0 1 4 3 28 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
76ers 65   John Salmons 4 1 5 1 0 1 3 36 1-13 .077 0-6 .000 2-2 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 2004
8. Celtics 97   Paul Pierce 22 10 5 2 0 2 2 31 5-15 .333 2-5 .400 10-12 .833
76ers 110   John Salmons 9 2 0 0 0 3 3 15 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Apr. 03, 2005
9. Celtics 93   Paul Pierce 26 13 6 3 0 5 4 43 9-20 .450 2-3 .667 6-11 .545
76ers 97   John Salmons 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 10 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 2005
10. Celtics 105   Paul Pierce 27 13 4 2 1 2 2 45 8-17 .471 0-5 .000 11-14 .786
76ers 98   John Salmons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 2005
11. Celtics 110   Paul Pierce 32 11 3 1 0 1 4 42 12-21 .571 0-2 .000 8-12 .667
76ers 103   John Salmons 4 4 1 0 0 1 5 18 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Jan. 13, 2006
12. Celtics 124   Paul Pierce 18 9 10 4 0 7 5 52 4-20 .200 2-4 .500 8-13 .615
3OT 76ers 125   John Salmons 11 5 5 1 0 5 3 44 3-7 .429 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Mar. 08, 2006
13. Celtics 104   Paul Pierce 31 12 10 0 3 4 4 44 9-18 .500 2-4 .500 11-13 .846
76ers 101   John Salmons 6 7 3 1 0 4 2 28 1-12 .083 0-4 .000 4-5 .800
Apr. 07, 2006
14. Celtics 109   Paul Pierce 33 12 6 3 1 4 1 42 9-19 .474 3-7 .429 12-14 .857
76ers 99   John Salmons 11 1 3 2 1 0 5 30 5-12 .417 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 20, 2007
15. Celtics 101   Paul Pierce 26 6 5 0 1 5 5 34 8-15 .533 2-4 .500 8-11 .727
Kings 104   John Salmons 8 2 2 1 1 1 4 29 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2007
16. Celtics 90   Paul Pierce 26 6 4 2 1 1 1 44 7-15 .467 1-6 .167 11-12 .917
Kings 78   John Salmons 10 3 1 2 2 2 2 38 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Dec. 26, 2007
17. Celtics 89   Paul Pierce 16 4 6 0 1 5 1 41 4-12 .333 3-4 .750 5-5 1.000
Kings 69   John Salmons 13 4 3 2 2 4 3 41 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 2008
18. Celtics 108   Paul Pierce 13 6 3 0 0 1 2 29 3-11 .273 1-4 .250 6-8 .750
Kings 63   John Salmons 11 1 0 0 0 2 3 28 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 6-8 .750
Jan. 28, 2009
19. Celtics 119   Paul Pierce 8 3 8 1 0 1 4 27 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Kings 100   John Salmons 22 3 5 1 1 1 2 38 7-14 .500 4-7 .571 4-4 1.000
Mar. 17, 2009
20. Celtics 121   Paul Pierce 37 7 1 1 0 3 5 39 13-24 .542 3-4 .750 8-8 1.000
Bulls 127   John Salmons 38 3 0 1 1 0 3 43 14-20 .700 3-7 .429 7-7 1.000
2009 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 2009
21. Celtics 103   Paul Pierce 23 7 3 1 1 4 3 43 8-21 .381 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
OT Bulls 105   John Salmons 12 6 0 1 2 1 3 41 6-16 .375 0-5 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 2009
22. Celtics 118   Paul Pierce 18 8 3 1 0 4 2 44 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Bulls 115   John Salmons 17 2 2 1 1 2 1 39 6-17 .353 1-5 .200 4-5 .800
Apr. 23, 2009
23. Celtics 107   Paul Pierce 24 1 0 0 0 1 2 28 9-15 .600 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000
Bulls 86   John Salmons 14 4 1 1 0 4 1 34 5-11 .455 2-5 .400 2-4 .500
Apr. 26, 2009
24. Celtics 118   Paul Pierce 29 7 1 2 0 6 4 52 9-24 .375 3-7 .429 8-9 .889
2OT Bulls 121   John Salmons 20 4 3 3 3 0 4 47 5-14 .357 1-4 .250 9-9 1.000
Apr. 28, 2009
25. Celtics 106   Paul Pierce 26 7 1 2 1 2 2 51 11-22 .500 1-6 .167 3-5 .600
OT Bulls 104   John Salmons 17 5 3 1 1 1 3 49 5-15 .333 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Apr. 30, 2009
26. Celtics 127   Paul Pierce 22 9 2 2 1 3 6 51 5-13 .385 1-5 .200 11-12 .917
3OT Bulls 128   John Salmons 35 6 4 0 0 2 3 60 13-22 .591 5-9 .556 4-4 1.000
May. 02, 2009
27. Celtics 109   Paul Pierce 20 9 4 0 2 3 3 43 6-17 .353 1-4 .250 7-8 .875
Bulls 99   John Salmons 12 4 3 2 0 2 5 42 3-12 .250 1-5 .200 5-6 .833
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2009
28. Celtics 118   Paul Pierce 22 8 4 3 0 3 0 31 8-12 .667 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000
Bulls 90   John Salmons 8 2 1 0 0 0 2 32 2-14 .143 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000
Dec. 12, 2009
29. Celtics 106   Paul Pierce 14 3 3 1 0 0 4 25 4-12 .333 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
Bulls 80   John Salmons 4 5 9 1 2 2 1 29 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 14, 2010
30. Celtics 83   Paul Pierce 20 8 6 0 0 1 3 40 6-18 .333 2-5 .400 6-10 .600
Bulls 96   John Salmons 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 33 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 2010
31. Celtics 84   Paul Pierce 12 3 5 0 1 4 1 36 3-13 .231 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Bucks 86   John Salmons 16 2 4 2 0 2 3 43 7-15 .467 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 2010
32. Celtics 105   Paul Pierce 24 6 0 0 2 1 3 37 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bucks 90   John Salmons 21 1 4 1 0 3 2 41 5-10 .500 1-4 .250 10-11 .909
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2010
33. Celtics 105   Paul Pierce 28 5 4 1 0 4 4 41 8-17 .471 1-4 .250 11-11 1.000
OT Bucks 102   John Salmons 9 3 2 0 0 2 2 25 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Mar. 06, 2011
34. Celtics 89   Paul Pierce 23 5 4 1 1 4 2 37 8-13 .615 1-2 .500 6-6 1.000
Bucks 83   John Salmons 11 2 6 4 0 3 3 35 4-13 .308 1-4 .250 2-3 .667
Mar. 13, 2011
35. Celtics 87   Paul Pierce 14 3 2 0 2 4 0 28 4-7 .571 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Bucks 56   John Salmons 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 21 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 16, 2012
36. Celtics 95   Paul Pierce 19 3 2 1 0 2 2 35 5-15 .333 0-5 .000 9-9 1.000
Kings 120   John Salmons 7 3 4 1 0 0 2 40 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 2012
37. Celtics 96   Paul Pierce 20 1 3 0 0 3 4 25 8-15 .533 4-8 .500 0-0 -
Kings 118   John Salmons 23 6 4 0 0 0 1 33 9-12 .750 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2013
38. Nets 86   Paul Pierce 12 9 1 0 0 1 3 29 4-12 .333 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Kings 107   John Salmons 7 1 2 2 0 0 2 31 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 11, 2014
39. Nets 80   Paul Pierce 15 4 2 2 1 1 1 31 5-9 .556 2-5 .400 3-5 .600
Raptors 96   John Salmons 13 2 1 3 0 0 3 24 5-5 1.000 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 27, 2014
40. Nets 103   Paul Pierce 33 6 2 1 1 1 2 31 10-16 .625 7-10 .700 6-7 .857
Raptors 104   John Salmons 6 1 3 1 1 2 1 28 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 10, 2014
41. Nets 101   Paul Pierce 15 4 0 4 0 6 4 30 3-8 .375 3-4 .750 6-8 .750
Raptors 97   John Salmons 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 21 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
2014 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 19, 2014
42. Nets 94   Paul Pierce 15 4 4 1 1 1 2 36 6-13 .462 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
Raptors 87   John Salmons 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 25, 2014
43. Nets 102   Paul Pierce 18 5 2 0 0 1 3 34 5-9 .556 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Raptors 98   John Salmons 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 12 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 27, 2014
44. Nets 79   Paul Pierce 22 5 2 1 0 2 3 31 9-14 .643 3-7 .429 1-2 .500
Raptors 87   John Salmons 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 19 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 2014
45. Nets 113   Paul Pierce 10 1 2 0 0 5 3 24 3-5 .600 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Raptors 115   John Salmons 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 13 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
May. 02, 2014
46. Nets 97   Paul Pierce 12 6 3 3 1 1 3 35 4-9 .444 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Raptors 83   John Salmons 6 2 1 1 0 1 1 14 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
May. 04, 2014
47. Nets 104   Paul Pierce 10 4 1 2 1 2 5 25 4-10 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Raptors 103   John Salmons 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 06 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2014
48. Wizards 83   Paul Pierce 10 1 2 0 3 3 1 28 3-6 .500 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Pelicans 80   John Salmons 9 0 0 1 0 0 2 28 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -