Jim Pollard vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan 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.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Pollard 5 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Jim Pollard 7 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Jim Pollard 7 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Jim Pollard 4 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Pollard 2 Jerry Sloan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Pollard 4 Jerry Sloan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Pollard 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Pollard 0 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 13.2 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 7.8 * Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.2 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Pollard 5,762 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Jim Pollard 2,487 * Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Jim Pollard 1,417 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Jim Pollard 438 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Pollard .360 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Pollard .750 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) * Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 13.6 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 8.1 * Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.6 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Pollard 977 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Jim Pollard 407 * Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Jim Pollard 259 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Jim Pollard 72 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Pollard .339 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Pollard .750 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) * Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.