Julius Erving vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Jim Pollard 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.