Karl Malone vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Jim Pollard 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Jim Pollard 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Jim Pollard - n/a **

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.