Dave Cowens vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Dave Cowens 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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dave Cowens 0 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jim Pollard 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jim Pollard 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * 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.