Shaquille O'Neal vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Jim Pollard 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Jim Pollard 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Jim Pollard 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.