Jakob Poeltl vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward and Jakob Poeltl 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
Jakob Poeltl: 2016-17 to 2025-26
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jakob Poeltl 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Jakob Poeltl 10 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Jakob Poeltl 3 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Jakob Poeltl 0 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.0 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.0 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.6 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.2 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 5,515 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 4,315 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 1,128 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 397 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 768 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 616 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .633 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .429 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .557 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 14.5 (2025) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.6 (2025) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 2.8 (2022) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.2 (2025) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 (2021) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 5.0 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 4.6 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.8 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.5 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 110 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 102 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 18 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 6 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 10 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 22 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .577 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .000 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .667 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.3 (2019) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.7 (2019) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.7 (2019) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 (2018) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.7 (2019) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.