Bob Lanier vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Bob Lanier 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

Bob Lanier

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Lanier 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Bob Lanier 14 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Bob Lanier 9 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Bob Lanier 8 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bob Lanier 0 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Lanier 0 Jim Pollard 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 20.1 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 10.1 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.1 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.1 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 19,248 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 9,698 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Bob Lanier 3,007 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Bob Lanier 777 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 1,100 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Bob Lanier 959 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .514 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .154 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .767 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 18.6 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 9.6 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.5 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 0.9 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 1,244 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 645 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Bob Lanier 235 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Bob Lanier 62 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 99 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Bob Lanier 67 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .532 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .000 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .768 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) * 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. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.