Larry Bird vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Jim Pollard 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Jim Pollard 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Jim Pollard 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.