Dirk Nowitzki vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Jim Pollard 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) 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.