Cade Cunningham vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Cade Cunningham 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Cade Cunningham: 2021-22 to 2024-25
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cade Cunningham 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Cade Cunningham 4 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Cade Cunningham 1 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Cade Cunningham 1 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cade Cunningham 0 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cade Cunningham 1 Jim Pollard 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 22.1 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 5.4 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 7.4 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.0 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.6 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 4,588 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 1,121 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 1,530 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 215 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 125 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Cade Cunningham 208 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .446 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .339 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .853 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 26.1 (2025) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.2 (2023) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 9.1 (2025) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.2 (2022) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.8 (2025) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 25.0 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 8.3 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 8.7 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.3 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 150 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 50 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 52 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 11 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 8 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Cade Cunningham 6 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .426 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .179 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .833 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 25.0 (2025) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 8.3 (2025) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 8.7 (2025) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.8 (2025) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.3 (2025) 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.