Buddy Hield vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Buddy Hield 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

Buddy Hield

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Buddy Hield: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buddy Hield 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Buddy Hield 8 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Buddy Hield 1 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Buddy Hield 0 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Buddy Hield 0 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Buddy Hield 0 Jim Pollard 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 15.5 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 4.2 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 2.6 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.9 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 9,820 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 2,672 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1,641 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Buddy Hield 545 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 204 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 632 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .434 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .400 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield .860 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 20.7 (2019) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 5.0 (2019) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 3.6 (2021) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 1.2 (2023) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 5.5 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 1.3 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 22 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 5 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Buddy Hield 2 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Buddy Hield 0 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 1 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 4 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .412 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .462 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield 1.000 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 5.5 (2024) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 1.3 (2024) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 (2024) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.