Josh Giddey vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Josh Giddey 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

Josh Giddey

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 3 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Josh Giddey 0 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Josh Giddey 0 Jim Pollard 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 13.9 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.3 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 5.7 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 2,920 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 1,534 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,200 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Josh Giddey 160 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 95 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 210 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .464 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .310 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .753 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.9 (2023) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.4 (2022) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 (2022) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2024) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 12.5 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 5.0 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 3.3 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.3 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 50 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 20 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Josh Giddey 13 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Josh Giddey 1 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 2 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 4 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .474 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .500 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .833 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 12.5 (2024) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 5.0 (2024) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 3.3 (2024) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.3 (2024) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 (2024) 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.