Jim Pollard vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith 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.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Pollard 5 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Jim Pollard 7 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Jim Pollard 7 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Jim Pollard 4 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Pollard 2 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Pollard 4 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 13.2 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 7.8 * J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.2 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Pollard 5,762 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Jim Pollard 2,487 * J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Jim Pollard 1,417 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Jim Pollard 438 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Pollard .360 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Jim Pollard .750 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) * J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 13.6 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 8.1 * J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.6 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Pollard 977 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Jim Pollard 407 * J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Jim Pollard 259 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Jim Pollard 72 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Pollard .339 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Jim Pollard .750 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) * J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

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.