George Mikan vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and George Mikan 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

George Mikan

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Jim Pollard 4

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Jim Pollard 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Jim Pollard 0 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 439 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 70 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - 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.