Gary Payton vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jim Pollard 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Jim Pollard 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.