Jim Pollard vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Jim Pollard 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

Jim Pollard

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Pollard 5 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Jim Pollard 7 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Jim Pollard 7 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Jim Pollard 4 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Pollard 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Pollard 4 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 13.2 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 7.8 * Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.2 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Pollard 5,762 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Jim Pollard 2,487 * Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Jim Pollard 1,417 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Jim Pollard 438 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Pollard .360 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Jim Pollard .750 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) * Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 13.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 8.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.6 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Pollard 977 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Jim Pollard 407 * Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Jim Pollard 259 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Jim Pollard 72 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Pollard .339 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Jim Pollard .750 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) * Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.