Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Jim Pollard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jim Pollard 4

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.