Jalen Brunson vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Jalen Brunson 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

Jalen Brunson

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jalen Brunson: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Brunson 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Jalen Brunson 6 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Jalen Brunson 4 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Jalen Brunson 1 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jalen Brunson 0 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jalen Brunson 0 Jim Pollard 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Brunson 16.9 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Brunson 3.2 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Jalen Brunson 4.7 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Jalen Brunson 0.7 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jalen Brunson 0.1 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Brunson 7,131 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Jalen Brunson 1,362 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Jalen Brunson 1,974 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Jalen Brunson 291 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Jalen Brunson 40 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Jalen Brunson 422 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Brunson .489 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Jalen Brunson .391 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Brunson .824 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Brunson 28.7 (2024) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Brunson 3.9 (2022) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jalen Brunson 6.7 (2024) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jalen Brunson 0.9 (2024) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jalen Brunson 0.2 (2023) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Brunson 22.9 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Brunson 4.3 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Jalen Brunson 4.6 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Jalen Brunson 0.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jalen Brunson 0.1 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Brunson 963 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Jalen Brunson 182 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Jalen Brunson 192 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Jalen Brunson 34 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Jalen Brunson 3 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Jalen Brunson 42 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Brunson .459 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Jalen Brunson .336 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Brunson .825 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Brunson 35.5 (2024) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Brunson 4.9 (2023) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Jalen Brunson 9.0 (2024) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jalen Brunson 1.5 (2023) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jalen Brunson 0.2 (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.