Paul Millsap vs. Ricky Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Pierce and Paul Millsap, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Paul Millsap and Ricky Pierce both played 16 years in the NBA. Paul Millsap had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Ricky Pierce had his rookie season in 1982-83. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Paul Millsap	16	13	2006-07 to 2021-22
Ricky Pierce	16	12	1982-83 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16


Rookie Season
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2006-07	1982-83
Team	Utah Jazz	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	82	18.0	6.8	2.2	2.9	5.2	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.1	2.9	2.5	4.9	.525	0.0	0.0	.333	1.7	2.5	.673
Ricky Pierce	39	6.8	2.2	0.4	0.5	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.5	1.1	0.8	2.3	.375	0.0	0.2	.143	0.5	0.8	.563

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	17	15.5	5.9	2.2	2.2	4.4	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.8	2.3	2.5	4.7	.525	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.4	.667
Ricky Pierce	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2007-08	1983-84
Team	Utah Jazz	San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	82	20.8	8.1	2.0	3.6	5.6	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.1	3.3	3.1	6.1	.504	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	2.8	.677
Ricky Pierce	69	18.6	9.9	0.9	1.1	2.0	0.9	0.4	0.2	1.2	2.1	3.9	8.3	.470	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	2.5	.861

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	12	17.5	6.4	1.9	2.0	3.9	0.3	0.6	1.3	0.8	3.1	2.7	5.2	.516	0.0	0.1	.000	1.1	2.1	.520
Ricky Pierce	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2008-09	1984-85
Team	Utah Jazz	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	76	30.1	13.5	3.3	5.3	8.6	1.8	1.0	1.0	1.7	3.8	5.3	9.9	.534	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	4.3	.699
Ricky Pierce	44	20.0	9.8	1.1	1.5	2.7	2.1	0.8	0.1	1.4	2.7	3.8	7.0	.537	0.0	0.1	.250	2.3	2.8	.823

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	5	31.0	11.8	4.0	4.0	8.0	1.6	0.8	1.0	1.2	3.4	5.0	9.8	.510	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.6	.500
Ricky Pierce	8	24.8	9.9	1.0	1.3	2.3	1.9	0.4	0.1	2.1	3.3	4.5	9.1	.493	0.0	0.3	.000	0.9	1.1	.778


Season 4
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2009-10	1985-86
Team	Utah Jazz	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	82	27.8	11.6	2.3	4.5	6.8	1.6	0.8	1.2	1.4	3.5	4.7	8.7	.538	0.0	0.1	.111	2.2	3.2	.693
Ricky Pierce	81	26.5	13.9	1.2	1.7	2.9	2.2	1.0	0.1	1.3	3.1	5.3	9.9	.538	0.0	0.3	.130	3.3	3.8	.858

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	10	32.3	18.0	3.4	5.4	8.8	2.2	1.1	1.4	1.3	3.6	7.0	12.2	.574	0.0	0.2	.000	4.0	5.8	.690
Ricky Pierce	13	24.8	11.1	1.5	1.2	2.8	1.5	0.6	0.2	1.2	3.2	4.0	8.7	.460	0.0	0.2	.000	3.1	3.5	.889


Season 5
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2010-11	1986-87
Team	Utah Jazz	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	76	34.3	17.3	2.2	5.5	7.6	2.5	1.4	0.9	1.9	3.6	6.9	13.0	.531	0.1	0.3	.391	3.4	4.4	.757
Ricky Pierce	79	31.7	19.5	1.5	1.9	3.4	1.8	0.8	0.3	1.5	2.8	7.3	13.6	.534	0.0	0.4	.107	4.9	5.6	.880

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Pierce	12	26.4	15.9	1.0	1.3	2.3	1.3	0.8	0.4	1.6	3.3	5.7	11.8	.479	0.0	0.0	-	4.6	5.6	.821


Season 6
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2011-12	1987-88
Team	Utah Jazz	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	64	32.8	16.6	2.8	6.0	8.8	2.3	1.8	0.8	1.8	3.5	6.7	13.5	.495	0.1	0.5	.226	3.2	4.0	.792
Ricky Pierce	37	26.1	16.4	0.8	1.4	2.2	2.0	0.6	0.2	1.5	2.5	6.7	13.1	.510	0.1	0.4	.214	2.9	3.3	.877

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	4	34.8	12.0	4.3	6.8	11.0	0.5	0.3	2.5	2.3	2.8	5.0	13.5	.370	0.0	0.8	.000	2.0	4.0	.500
Ricky Pierce	5	21.0	11.8	1.2	1.6	2.8	1.8	0.2	0.4	0.8	1.8	5.0	10.6	.472	0.2	1.0	.200	1.6	1.8	.889


Season 7
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2012-13	1988-89
Team	Utah Jazz	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	78	30.4	14.6	2.3	4.8	7.1	2.6	1.3	1.0	1.8	3.0	5.5	11.2	.490	0.2	0.5	.333	3.4	4.6	.742
Ricky Pierce	75	27.7	17.6	1.1	1.5	2.6	2.1	1.0	0.3	1.5	2.6	7.0	13.6	.518	0.1	0.5	.222	3.4	4.0	.859

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Pierce	9	32.4	22.3	0.6	2.2	2.8	2.8	1.2	0.2	1.0	3.4	8.6	15.7	.546	0.7	0.9	.750	4.6	5.2	.872


Season 8
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2013-14	1989-90
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	74	33.5	17.9	2.1	6.4	8.5	3.1	1.7	1.1	2.5	2.8	6.5	14.1	.461	1.0	2.9	.358	3.9	5.3	.731
Ricky Pierce	59	29.0	23.0	1.1	1.7	2.8	2.3	0.8	0.1	2.2	2.7	8.5	16.7	.510	0.8	2.3	.346	5.2	6.2	.839

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	7	38.1	19.4	3.0	7.9	10.9	2.9	1.4	1.9	2.9	3.6	5.9	14.7	.398	1.3	3.9	.333	6.4	8.0	.804
Ricky Pierce	4	30.5	22.3	1.5	0.8	2.3	1.5	1.3	0.0	0.8	3.5	7.0	15.0	.467	1.3	2.5	.500	7.0	7.8	.903


Season 9
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2014-15	1990-91
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	73	32.7	16.7	1.9	5.9	7.8	3.1	1.8	0.9	2.3	2.8	6.1	12.7	.476	1.1	3.0	.356	3.5	4.6	.757
Ricky Pierce	78	27.8	20.5	0.9	1.6	2.4	2.2	0.8	0.2	1.9	2.2	7.2	14.8	.485	0.6	1.5	.397	5.5	6.0	.913

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	16	35.4	15.2	2.3	6.4	8.7	3.4	1.6	0.9	2.1	3.3	5.3	13.1	.407	0.9	3.1	.306	3.6	4.9	.744
Ricky Pierce	5	22.4	11.4	1.2	1.6	2.8	0.8	0.8	0.2	2.2	2.4	3.8	11.4	.333	0.6	2.0	.300	3.2	3.4	.941


Season 10
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2015-16	1991-92
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	81	32.7	17.1	2.4	6.6	9.0	3.3	1.8	1.7	2.4	2.9	6.2	13.2	.470	0.9	2.9	.319	3.8	5.0	.757
Ricky Pierce	78	34.1	21.7	1.2	1.8	3.0	3.1	1.1	0.3	2.4	2.7	7.9	16.7	.475	0.4	1.6	.268	5.3	5.8	.916

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	10	36.5	16.7	2.8	6.6	9.4	2.7	1.3	2.3	2.6	2.9	5.9	13.7	.431	0.8	3.3	.242	4.1	5.5	.745
Ricky Pierce	9	35.1	19.6	1.0	1.4	2.4	3.1	0.6	0.1	2.7	2.7	7.0	14.6	.481	0.3	1.2	.273	5.2	6.0	.870


Season 11
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2016-17	1992-93
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	69	34.0	18.1	1.6	6.1	7.7	3.7	1.3	0.9	2.3	2.7	6.2	14.1	.442	1.1	3.5	.311	4.5	5.9	.768
Ricky Pierce	77	28.8	18.2	0.8	1.7	2.5	2.9	1.3	0.1	2.1	2.2	6.8	13.9	.489	0.5	1.5	.372	4.1	4.6	.889

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	6	36.5	24.3	1.5	7.8	9.3	4.3	1.7	0.7	3.8	3.2	8.3	16.5	.505	0.5	2.8	.176	7.2	8.8	.811
Ricky Pierce	19	30.4	17.7	0.9	1.5	2.4	2.2	0.6	0.2	1.5	2.1	6.5	14.2	.456	0.6	1.6	.400	4.2	4.6	.898


Season 12
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2017-18	1993-94
Team	Denver Nuggets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	38	30.1	14.6	1.7	4.7	6.4	2.8	1.0	1.2	1.9	2.6	5.3	11.4	.464	1.0	3.0	.345	2.9	4.2	.696
Ricky Pierce	51	20.0	14.5	0.6	1.1	1.6	1.8	0.8	0.1	1.3	1.6	5.3	11.3	.471	0.1	0.6	.188	3.7	4.1	.896

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ricky Pierce	5	14.8	8.0	0.8	0.2	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.0	1.8	1.6	2.8	6.2	.452	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.4	.706


Season 13
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2018-19	1994-95
Team	Denver Nuggets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	70	27.1	12.6	2.2	5.0	7.2	2.0	1.2	0.8	1.4	2.6	4.6	9.5	.484	0.8	2.3	.365	2.6	3.6	.727
Ricky Pierce	27	24.9	12.5	0.4	1.9	2.4	1.5	0.8	0.1	0.9	1.4	4.1	9.4	.437	0.9	2.6	.329	3.4	3.9	.877

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	14	33.5	14.6	1.7	5.0	6.7	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.3	3.4	5.2	11.1	.468	0.9	2.7	.316	3.4	4.4	.770
Ricky Pierce	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2019-20	1995-96
Team	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	51	24.3	11.6	1.9	3.8	5.7	1.6	0.9	0.6	1.4	2.9	4.1	8.6	.482	1.1	2.4	.435	2.3	2.8	.816
Ricky Pierce	76	18.5	9.7	0.5	1.3	1.8	1.3	0.8	0.1	1.2	2.5	3.5	7.8	.447	0.5	1.4	.337	2.3	2.7	.849

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	19	24.2	8.0	1.4	3.3	4.7	1.2	0.6	0.5	1.3	2.6	2.5	6.2	.398	0.8	2.3	.341	2.3	2.8	.796
Ricky Pierce	5	26.6	10.2	0.6	0.2	0.8	3.0	1.6	0.2	2.4	2.6	3.2	9.4	.340	0.4	1.6	.250	3.4	4.0	.850


Season 15
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2020-21	1996-97
Team	Denver Nuggets	Denver Nuggets, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	56	20.8	9.0	1.4	3.3	4.7	1.8	0.9	0.6	0.9	2.0	3.4	7.2	.476	0.9	2.6	.343	1.3	1.8	.724
Ricky Pierce	60	20.8	11.0	0.6	1.4	2.0	1.3	0.5	0.2	1.1	1.6	4.0	8.3	.481	0.7	1.6	.442	2.3	2.6	.897

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	9	12.1	6.4	1.0	2.9	3.9	1.7	0.3	0.7	0.9	1.6	2.4	5.6	.440	0.7	2.6	.261	0.9	1.4	.615
Ricky Pierce	3	29.0	7.7	0.3	2.3	2.7	1.3	0.7	0.0	1.0	2.7	3.7	8.0	.458	0.3	2.3	.143	0.0	0.0	-


Season 16
	Paul Millsap	Ricky Pierce
Season	2021-22	1997-98
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	33	11.4	3.5	1.2	2.2	3.5	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.6	2.0	1.4	3.5	.391	0.2	1.1	.229	0.5	0.7	.708
Ricky Pierce	39	11.3	3.9	0.5	0.7	1.2	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.9	1.3	3.7	.364	0.1	0.3	.308	1.1	1.3	.827

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paul Millsap	1	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Ricky Pierce	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Paul Millsap vs. Ricky Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Pierce and Paul Millsap, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16