James Harden vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Jim Pollard 4

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Jim Pollard 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Jim Pollard 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals James Harden 271 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 165 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (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.