Jim Pollard vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Pollard 5 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Pollard 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Pollard 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Pollard 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Pollard 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Pollard 2 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Pollard 4 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Pollard 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Pollard 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jim Pollard 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Pollard 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 13.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 7.8 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Pollard 5,762 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Pollard 2,487 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Pollard 1,417 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Pollard 438 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Pollard .360 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Pollard .750 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 13.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 8.1 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Pollard 977 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Pollard 407 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Pollard 259 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Pollard 72 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Pollard .339 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Pollard .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.