John Havlicek vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Jim Pollard 4

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Jim Pollard 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Jim Pollard 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

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.