John Olive vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce and John Olive that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

John Olive

vs.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Olive: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Olive 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons John Olive 2 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played John Olive 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games John Olive 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Olive 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Olive 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Olive 1.3 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game John Olive 0.6 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game John Olive 0.1 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game John Olive 0.1 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Olive 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Olive 44 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds John Olive 20 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists John Olive 3 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals John Olive 4 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks John Olive 0 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games John Olive 35 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Olive .310 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage John Olive - * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage John Olive .783 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Olive 1.3 (1979) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Olive 1.0 (1980) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Olive 0.1 (1979) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Olive 0.1 (1979) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game John Olive 0.0 (1980) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Olive - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game John Olive - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game John Olive - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game John Olive - Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Olive - Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Olive - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds John Olive - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists John Olive - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals John Olive - Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks John Olive - Paul Pierce 105

Total Games John Olive 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Olive - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage John Olive - * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage John Olive - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Olive - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game John Olive - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Olive - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Olive - Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Olive - Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.