Deandre Ayton vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Deandre Ayton 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

Deandre Ayton

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Deandre Ayton: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Deandre Ayton 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Deandre Ayton 6 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Deandre Ayton 3 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Deandre Ayton 0 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Deandre Ayton 0 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Deandre Ayton 0 Jim Pollard 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 16.7 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.6 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.7 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 5,966 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 3,761 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 585 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 261 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 341 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Deandre Ayton 358 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .592 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .244 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .761 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 18.2 (2020) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.5 (2020) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.9 (2020) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 (2024) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.5 (2020) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 15.9 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.3 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.6 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.9 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 714 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 473 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 57 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 29 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 41 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Deandre Ayton 45 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .629 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .500 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .661 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 17.9 (2022) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.8 (2021) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.7 (2022) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.8 (2021) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.1 (2021) 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.