Jakob Poeltl vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts 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
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jakob Poeltl 0 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons Jakob Poeltl 10 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played Jakob Poeltl 3 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games Jakob Poeltl 0 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jakob Poeltl 0 Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jakob Poeltl 0 Slick Watts 1

Assists Leader Jakob Poeltl 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader Jakob Poeltl 0 Slick Watts 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.0 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.0 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.6 Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.3 Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 5,424 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 4,228 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 1,100 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 387 Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 763 Slick Watts 111

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 605 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .632 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .429 Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .555 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 14.5 (2025) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.6 (2025) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 2.8 (2022) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.2 (2025) Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 (2021) Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 5.0 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 4.6 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.8 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.5 Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 110 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 102 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 18 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 6 Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 10 Slick Watts 7

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 22 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .577 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .000 Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .667 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.3 (2019) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.7 (2019) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.7 (2019) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 (2018) Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.7 (2019) Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.