Bob Pettit vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

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

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Pettit 11 Jim Pollard 4

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Jim Pollard 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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 Bob Pettit 26.4 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - 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.