Rudy Gay vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gay 0 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Jim Pollard 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.