Jim Pollard vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith 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.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Pollard 5 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Jim Pollard 7 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Jim Pollard 7 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Jim Pollard 4 Kenny Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Pollard 2 Kenny Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Pollard 4 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 13.2 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 7.8 * Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.2 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Pollard 5,762 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Jim Pollard 2,487 * Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Jim Pollard 1,417 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Jim Pollard 438 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Pollard .360 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Jim Pollard .750 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) * Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 13.6 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 8.1 * Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 3.6 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Pollard 977 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Jim Pollard 407 * Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Jim Pollard 259 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Jim Pollard 72 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Pollard .339 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Jim Pollard .750 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) * Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Jim Pollard - n/a ** Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)

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.