Kevin Love vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Pollard and Kevin Love 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
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2024-25
Jim Pollard: 1948-49 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 17 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin Love 0 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Jim Pollard 4

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.2 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.0 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,421 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,497 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,172 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Kevin Love 577 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 368 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 952 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .438 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .828 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) 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.