How does Pierce compare in the finals?

This is a comparison between Paul Pierce and other Celtic Finals MVPs. You have to keep one thing in mind. The NBA did not begin awarding a Finals MVP until 1969. The Celtics won 10 of the 11 championships prior to that season. Who knows who would have been the MVPs and what their stats would have been? One other interesting point is that the Celtics also won the championship in 1969, however that was the one (and only) time the MVP went to a player on the losing team (Jerry West, Los Angeles).

Using the NBA Efficiency Rating, Pierce's six games were... 21, 32, 0, 21, 33 and 20. This is an average EFF of 21.17. Shown below are all Celtic MVPs and their championship series EFF. All series were either six or seven games.

Year	MVP	EFF
1984	Larry Bird	34.14
1986	Larry Bird	33.67
1974	John Havlicek	24.29
1976	Jo Jo White	21.33
2008	Paul Pierce	21.17
1981	Cedric Maxwell	19.67