Desmond Bane vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Desmond Bane 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

Desmond Bane

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Desmond Bane 0 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Desmond Bane 0 Jim Pollard 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) 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.