Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 12 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Jim Pollard 7

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Jim Pollard 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Jim Pollard 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Jim Pollard 4

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Jim Pollard 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Jim Pollard 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Jim Pollard 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.9 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,538 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,530 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,288 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,064 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 859 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .284 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (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.