Billy Cunningham vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Billy Cunningham 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

Billy Cunningham

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Jim Pollard 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.