Joel Embiid vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Jim Pollard 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Jim Pollard 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Jim Pollard 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) 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.