LaMelo Ball vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Pollard 4

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.