Dwight Howard vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Dwight Howard 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

Dwight Howard

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Howard 1 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Dwight Howard 18 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Dwight Howard 12 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Dwight Howard 8 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dwight Howard 5 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 8 Jim Pollard 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Howard 4 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 5 Jim Pollard 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dwight Howard 3 Jim Pollard 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dwight Howard 5 Jim Pollard 0 *

Blocks Leader Dwight Howard 2 Jim Pollard 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.7 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.3 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.9 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 1.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 19,485 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 14,627 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Dwight Howard 1,676 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Dwight Howard 1,081 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 2,228 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Howard 1,242 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .587 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .214 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .567 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.3 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.2 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.0 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 1,909 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 1,473 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Dwight Howard 149 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Dwight Howard 94 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 248 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Howard 125 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .589 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .143 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .548 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010) 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.