Wilt Chamberlain vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Jim Pollard 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Jim Pollard 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Jim Pollard 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Jim Pollard 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Jim Pollard 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Jim Pollard 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Jim Pollard 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** 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.