Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Pollard 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jim Pollard 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jim Pollard 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Pollard 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jim Pollard 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.