Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Hakeem Olajuwon 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

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Jim Pollard 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Jim Pollard 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Jim Pollard 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Jim Pollard 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Jim Pollard 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) 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.