Michael Jordan vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Michael Jordan 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

Michael Jordan

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Jim Pollard 0 *

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Jim Pollard 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Jim Pollard 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Jim Pollard 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Jim Pollard 0 *

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) 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.