Jim Pollard vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Jim Pollard 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

Jim Pollard

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Pollard 5 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Jim Pollard 7 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Jim Pollard 7 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Jim Pollard 4 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Pollard 2 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Pollard 4 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 13.2 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 7.8 * Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.2 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Pollard 5,762 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Jim Pollard 2,487 * Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Jim Pollard 1,417 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Jim Pollard 438 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Pollard .360 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Jim Pollard .750 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) * Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 13.6 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 8.1 * Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.6 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Pollard 977 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Jim Pollard 407 * Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Jim Pollard 259 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Jim Pollard 72 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Pollard .339 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Jim Pollard .750 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) * Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

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.