Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Joel Anthony and Paul Pierce

This is the detail of NBA games in which Joel Anthony and Paul Pierce 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 31 times in NBA games. Paul Pierce has a 22-9 winning record over Joel Anthony, but Joel Anthony won more matchups in the Playoffs for an 8-7 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Joel Anthony:
2007-08 to 2016-17
Paul Pierce:
1998-99 to 2016-17
31 Games played
16 in Regular Season
15 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Joel Anthony
9
1
8
Paul Pierce
22
15
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joel Anthony 2.3 3.3 0.3 0.10.8
Paul Pierce 17.1 5.3 2.80.90.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joel Anthony 12 11 1 23
Paul Pierce 32 13 10 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joel Anthony 0

games
7

games
0

games
1

game
14

games
Paul Pierce 30

games
22

games
26

games
18

games
7

games
Both had same stat 1

game
2

games
5

games
12

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10

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 30, 2008
1. Heat 62   Joel Anthony 2 7 0 0 1 0 1 29 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 88   Paul Pierce 10 1 4 2 0 2 0 25 3-7 .429 2-5 .400 2-4 .500
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2009
2. Heat 83   Joel Anthony 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 98   Paul Pierce 14 8 1 1 0 2 0 34 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Apr. 10, 2009
3. Heat 98   Joel Anthony 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 105   Paul Pierce 28 8 0 0 0 1 1 37 10-16 .625 4-5 .800 4-4 1.000
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2009
4. Heat 85   Joel Anthony 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 06 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 92   Paul Pierce 15 1 2 2 1 5 1 37 4-11 .364 0-4 .000 7-8 .875
Jan. 06, 2010
5. Heat 106   Joel Anthony 6 3 0 0 1 1 2 18 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Celtics 112   Paul Pierce 17 6 5 2 1 5 2 43 4-12 .333 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
2010 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 2010
6. Heat 76   Joel Anthony 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 11 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 85   Paul Pierce 16 5 1 0 1 1 1 35 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 7-8 .875
Apr. 20, 2010
7. Heat 77   Joel Anthony 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 106   Paul Pierce 13 4 2 0 1 1 0 31 3-8 .375 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Apr. 23, 2010
8. Heat 98   Joel Anthony 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 100   Paul Pierce 32 8 3 1 0 3 4 44 11-23 .478 4-10 .400 6-8 .750
Apr. 25, 2010
9. Heat 101   Joel Anthony 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 20 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 92   Paul Pierce 16 4 4 2 0 4 5 37 6-14 .429 2-8 .250 2-3 .667
Apr. 27, 2010
10. Heat 86   Joel Anthony 6 3 0 0 2 1 4 20 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 96   Paul Pierce 21 7 6 0 2 4 3 46 8-13 .615 2-4 .500 3-5 .600
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 2010
11. Heat 80   Joel Anthony 2 7 1 0 1 0 2 17 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 88   Paul Pierce 19 9 3 1 0 3 3 41 4-7 .571 3-4 .750 8-8 1.000
Nov. 11, 2010
12. Heat 107   Joel Anthony 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 112   Paul Pierce 25 0 1 0 0 1 5 35 10-16 .625 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Feb. 13, 2011
13. Heat 82   Joel Anthony 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 21 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 85   Paul Pierce 1 5 3 1 0 3 3 40 0-10 .000 0-5 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 10, 2011
14. Heat 100   Joel Anthony 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 35 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 77   Paul Pierce 24 7 2 2 0 4 4 34 9-14 .643 3-5 .600 3-3 1.000
2011 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 01, 2011
15. Heat 99   Joel Anthony 2 5 1 0 2 2 4 31 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 90   Paul Pierce 19 7 2 1 0 4 3 35 6-14 .429 3-7 .429 4-6 .667
May. 03, 2011
16. Heat 102   Joel Anthony 6 5 1 0 3 0 3 35 1-2 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Celtics 91   Paul Pierce 13 5 1 0 0 1 2 33 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
May. 07, 2011
17. Heat 81   Joel Anthony 12 11 0 1 1 1 0 37 6-7 .857 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 97   Paul Pierce 27 5 5 2 0 1 2 41 9-20 .450 5-7 .714 4-4 1.000
May. 09, 2011
18. Heat 98   Joel Anthony 4 4 1 0 2 2 2 31 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Celtics 90   Paul Pierce 27 8 3 1 2 4 4 45 10-20 .500 1-6 .167 6-7 .857
May. 11, 2011
19. Heat 97   Joel Anthony 1 6 0 0 1 0 5 24 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 87   Paul Pierce 12 3 4 0 0 4 5 35 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 01, 2012
20. Heat 72   Joel Anthony 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 16 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 91   Paul Pierce 23 7 3 2 0 3 2 34 8-17 .471 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000
Apr. 24, 2012
21. Heat 66   Joel Anthony 4 4 0 0 3 1 1 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 78   Paul Pierce 8 2 1 0 0 6 0 18 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 0-0 -
2012 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 28, 2012
22. Heat 93   Joel Anthony 3 6 0 0 2 1 5 20 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Celtics 79   Paul Pierce 12 2 3 1 0 1 1 40 5-18 .278 2-4 .500 0-0 -
May. 30, 2012
23. Heat 115   Joel Anthony 2 3 1 0 0 0 4 19 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Celtics 111   Paul Pierce 21 6 3 0 1 3 6 43 8-19 .421 0-5 .000 5-6 .833
Jun. 01, 2012
24. Heat 91   Joel Anthony 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 101   Paul Pierce 23 4 4 1 2 3 3 41 7-21 .333 2-6 .333 7-7 1.000
Jun. 03, 2012
25. Heat 91   Joel Anthony 2 3 0 0 1 0 4 15 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Celtics 93   Paul Pierce 23 6 0 2 0 3 6 40 8-18 .444 2-6 .333 5-6 .833
Jun. 07, 2012
26. Heat 98   Joel Anthony 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 79   Paul Pierce 9 5 1 3 1 3 3 31 4-18 .222 0-6 .000 1-2 .500
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 2013
27. Heat 98   Joel Anthony 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2OT Celtics 100   Paul Pierce 17 13 10 1 1 6 3 49 6-16 .375 1-3 .333 4-6 .667
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2013
28. Heat 100   Joel Anthony 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nets 101   Paul Pierce 19 5 6 0 1 4 3 31 5-10 .500 1-4 .250 8-8 1.000
Mar. 21, 2014
29. Celtics 98   Joel Anthony 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 8 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nets 114   Paul Pierce 14 3 0 0 0 1 2 19 6-10 .600 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2014
30. Pistons 103   Joel Anthony 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Wizards 107   Paul Pierce 13 8 2 0 0 2 1 29 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 08, 2017
31. Spurs 87   Joel Anthony 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 98   Paul Pierce 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -