Rick Barry vs. John Olive Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Olive and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

John Olive

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
John Olive: 1978-79 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 John Olive 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 John Olive 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 John Olive 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 John Olive 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * John Olive 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 John Olive 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 John Olive 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 John Olive 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * John Olive 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 John Olive 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 John Olive 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 John Olive 0.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 John Olive 0.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * John Olive 0.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * John Olive 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 John Olive 44

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 John Olive 20

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 John Olive 3

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * John Olive 4

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * John Olive 0

Total Games Rick Barry 794 John Olive 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 John Olive .310

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * John Olive - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 John Olive .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) John Olive 1.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) John Olive 1.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) John Olive 0.1 (1979)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Olive 0.1 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * John Olive 0.0 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 John Olive -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 John Olive -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 John Olive -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * John Olive -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * John Olive -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 John Olive -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 John Olive -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 John Olive -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * John Olive -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * John Olive -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 John Olive 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 John Olive -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * John Olive - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 John Olive -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) John Olive -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) John Olive -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) John Olive -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * John Olive -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * John Olive -

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.