Stephen Curry vs. Jim Pollard Comparison

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Jim Pollard 5

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 16 Jim Pollard 7

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 Jim Pollard 7

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 Jim Pollard 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Jim Pollard 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Jim Pollard 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 Jim Pollard 4

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Jim Pollard 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Jim Pollard 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.7 Jim Pollard 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Jim Pollard 7.8 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Jim Pollard 3.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 25,386 Jim Pollard 5,762

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,819 Jim Pollard 2,487 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,540 Jim Pollard 1,417

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,553 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 265 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,026 Jim Pollard 438

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 Jim Pollard .360

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .423 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .911 Jim Pollard .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Jim Pollard 15.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Jim Pollard 9.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Jim Pollard 3.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2025) Jim Pollard - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 Jim Pollard 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Jim Pollard 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 Jim Pollard 3.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 Jim Pollard 977

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 Jim Pollard 407 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 Jim Pollard 259

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 Jim Pollard 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 Jim Pollard .339

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Jim Pollard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Jim Pollard .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Jim Pollard 16.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Jim Pollard 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Jim Pollard 4.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Jim Pollard - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (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.