Jim Pollard vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Jim Pollard, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jim Pollard played 7 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Jim Pollard had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Jalen Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jim Pollard 7 7 1948-49 to 1954-55
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Pollard Jalen Williams
Season 1948-492022-23
Team Minneapolis LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 53 - 14.8 - - - 2.7 - - - 2.7 5.9 14.9 .396 - - - 2.9 4.3 .687
Jalen Williams 75 30.3 14.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 2.5 5.5 10.6 .521 1.0 2.7 .356 2.1 2.5 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 10 - 13.0 - - - 3.9 - - - 3.1 4.3 14.7 .293 - - - 4.4 6.2 .710
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim Pollard Jalen Williams
Season 1949-502023-24
Team Minneapolis LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 66 - 14.7 - - - 3.8 - - - 2.2 6.0 17.3 .346 - - - 2.8 3.7 .764
Jalen Williams 71 31.3 19.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.5 7.5 14.0 .540 1.5 3.4 .427 2.5 3.1 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 12 - 12.0 - - - 4.7 - - - 3.0 4.2 14.6 .286 - - - 3.7 5.2 .710
Jalen Williams 9 37.8 18.3 1.2 5.3 6.6 5.1 1.7 0.4 2.1 2.2 7.4 16.0 .465 1.3 3.8 .353 2.1 2.7 .792

Season 3
Jim Pollard Jalen Williams
Season 1950-51-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 54 - 11.6 - - 9.0 3.4 - - - 2.9 4.7 13.5 .352 - - - 2.2 2.9 .750
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 7 - 13.6 - - 8.9 3.9 - - - 3.9 5.0 15.4 .324 - - - 3.6 4.3 .833
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim Pollard Jalen Williams
Season 1951-52-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 65 39.2 15.5 - - 9.1 3.6 - - - 3.1 6.3 17.8 .356 - - - 2.8 4.0 .704
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 11 42.6 16.1 - - 6.5 3.0 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.7 .405 - - - 3.4 4.5 .740
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jim Pollard Jalen Williams
Season 1952-53-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 66 36.4 13.0 - - 6.8 3.5 - - - 2.9 5.0 14.1 .357 - - - 2.9 3.8 .769
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 12 37.9 14.3 - - 7.2 4.1 - - - 3.1 5.2 13.9 .371 - - - 4.0 5.2 .774
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim Pollard Jalen Williams
Season 1953-54-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 71 35.0 11.7 - - 7.0 3.0 - - - 2.3 4.6 12.4 .370 - - - 2.5 3.2 .778
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 13 41.8 12.3 - - 8.5 3.2 - - - 2.1 4.3 11.9 .361 - - - 3.7 4.6 .800
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Pollard Jalen Williams
Season 1954-55-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 63 31.1 10.8 - - 7.3 2.5 - - - 2.3 4.2 11.9 .354 - - - 2.4 3.0 .812
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 7 36.7 14.1 - - 11.1 2.0 - - - 1.9 4.7 14.9 .317 - - - 4.7 6.6 .717
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
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