Elgin Baylor vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Jim Pollard 4

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** 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.