Jim Pollard vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama and Jim Pollard, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jim Pollard played 7 years in the NBA, 6 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 1. Jim Pollard had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jim Pollard 7 7 1948-49 to 1954-55
Victor Wembanyama 1 0 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Pollard Victor Wembanyama
Season 1948-492023-24
Team Minneapolis LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 53 - 14.8 - - - 2.7 - - - 2.7 5.9 14.9 .396 - - - 2.9 4.3 .687
Victor Wembanyama 71 29.7 21.4 2.3 8.4 10.6 3.9 1.2 3.6 3.7 2.2 7.8 16.7 .465 1.8 5.5 .325 4.1 5.2 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 10 - 13.0 - - - 3.9 - - - 3.1 4.3 14.7 .293 - - - 4.4 6.2 .710
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim Pollard Victor Wembanyama
Season 1949-50-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 66 - 14.7 - - - 3.8 - - - 2.2 6.0 17.3 .346 - - - 2.8 3.7 .764
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 12 - 12.0 - - - 4.7 - - - 3.0 4.2 14.6 .286 - - - 3.7 5.2 .710
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jim Pollard Victor Wembanyama
Season 1950-51-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 54 - 11.6 - - 9.0 3.4 - - - 2.9 4.7 13.5 .352 - - - 2.2 2.9 .750
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 7 - 13.6 - - 8.9 3.9 - - - 3.9 5.0 15.4 .324 - - - 3.6 4.3 .833
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim Pollard Victor Wembanyama
Season 1951-52-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 65 39.2 15.5 - - 9.1 3.6 - - - 3.1 6.3 17.8 .356 - - - 2.8 4.0 .704
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 11 42.6 16.1 - - 6.5 3.0 - - - 3.1 6.4 15.7 .405 - - - 3.4 4.5 .740
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jim Pollard Victor Wembanyama
Season 1952-53-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 66 36.4 13.0 - - 6.8 3.5 - - - 2.9 5.0 14.1 .357 - - - 2.9 3.8 .769
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 12 37.9 14.3 - - 7.2 4.1 - - - 3.1 5.2 13.9 .371 - - - 4.0 5.2 .774
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim Pollard Victor Wembanyama
Season 1953-54-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 71 35.0 11.7 - - 7.0 3.0 - - - 2.3 4.6 12.4 .370 - - - 2.5 3.2 .778
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 13 41.8 12.3 - - 8.5 3.2 - - - 2.1 4.3 11.9 .361 - - - 3.7 4.6 .800
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Pollard Victor Wembanyama
Season 1954-55-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 63 31.1 10.8 - - 7.3 2.5 - - - 2.3 4.2 11.9 .354 - - - 2.4 3.0 .812
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Pollard 7 36.7 14.1 - - 11.1 2.0 - - - 1.9 4.7 14.9 .317 - - - 4.7 6.6 .717
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
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