James Harden vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and James Harden 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
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2024-25
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons James Harden 16 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Jim Pollard 4

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Jim Pollard 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Jim Pollard 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 27,687 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,473 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists James Harden 8,316 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals James Harden 1,715 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 655 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,151 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals James Harden 282 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 173 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (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.