Artis Gilmore vs. Scot Pollard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scot Pollard and Artis Gilmore, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Artis Gilmore played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than Scot Pollard, who played 11. Artis Gilmore had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Scot Pollard had his rookie season in 1997-98. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Artis Gilmore 12 6 1976-77 to 1987-88
Scot Pollard 11 9 1997-98 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Artis Gilmore Scot Pollard
Season 1976-771997-98
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 35.1 18.6 3.8 9.2 13.0 2.4 0.5 2.5 - 3.2 7.0 13.3 .522 - - - 4.7 7.1 .660
Scot Pollard 33 9.6 2.7 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.5 1.1 2.1 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.7 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 3 42.0 18.7 5.0 8.0 13.0 2.0 1.0 2.7 - 3.0 6.3 13.3 .475 - - - 6.0 7.7 .783
Scot Pollard ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Artis Gilmore Scot Pollard
Season 1977-781998-99
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 37.4 22.9 3.9 9.2 13.1 3.2 0.5 2.2 4.5 3.2 8.6 15.4 .559 - - - 5.7 8.2 .704
Scot Pollard 16 16.2 5.1 2.4 2.8 5.1 0.3 0.5 1.1 0.3 2.6 2.1 3.8 .541 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard 5 15.0 3.0 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.2 0.8 1.2 0.4 2.6 1.2 1.8 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .600

Season 3

Artis Gilmore Scot Pollard
Season 1978-791999-00
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 39.8 23.7 3.6 9.1 12.7 3.3 0.6 1.9 3.8 3.4 9.2 16.0 .575 - - - 5.3 7.2 .739
Scot Pollard 76 17.6 5.4 2.2 3.1 5.3 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 2.8 2.0 3.7 .527 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard 5 14.0 4.0 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 3.6 1.8 3.2 .563 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.2 .333

Season 4

Artis Gilmore Scot Pollard
Season 1979-802000-01
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 48 32.7 17.8 2.3 6.8 9.0 2.8 0.6 1.2 2.8 3.5 6.4 10.7 .595 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 7.2 .712
Scot Pollard 77 21.5 6.5 2.2 3.8 6.0 0.6 0.6 1.3 0.9 2.7 2.4 5.1 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard 8 17.8 6.0 2.9 4.0 6.9 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.8 3.8 2.4 3.8 .633 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .588

Season 5

Artis Gilmore Scot Pollard
Season 1980-812001-02
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisKings Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 34.5 17.9 2.7 7.4 10.1 2.1 0.6 2.4 2.9 3.6 6.7 10.0 .670 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 6.5 .705
Scot Pollard 80 23.5 6.4 2.4 4.7 7.1 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.9 2.5 2.5 4.5 .550 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 6 41.2 18.0 4.0 7.2 11.2 2.0 1.0 2.8 2.8 2.5 5.8 10.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 6.3 9.2 .691
Scot Pollard 15 12.9 3.3 1.9 1.6 3.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 2.4 1.4 2.7 .525 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 6

Artis Gilmore Scot Pollard
Season 1981-822002-03
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 34.1 18.5 2.7 7.5 10.2 1.7 0.6 2.7 2.8 3.5 6.7 10.2 .652 0.0 0.0 1.000 5.2 6.7 .768
Scot Pollard 23 14.1 4.5 2.0 2.6 4.6 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.2 1.7 3.8 .460 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .605
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard 8 11.4 3.0 2.1 1.6 3.8 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.9 0.9 3.0 .292 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .769

Season 7

Artis Gilmore Scot Pollard
Season 1982-832003-04
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 34.1 18.0 3.6 8.4 12.0 1.5 0.5 2.3 3.1 3.3 6.8 10.8 .626 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 6.0 .740
Scot Pollard 61 11.1 1.7 1.1 1.6 2.7 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.8 0.8 1.9 .412 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 11 36.5 16.7 3.4 9.5 12.9 1.6 0.8 3.1 2.5 4.2 6.9 12.0 .576 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.2 .696
Scot Pollard 3 4.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 8

Artis Gilmore Scot Pollard
Season 1983-842004-05
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 64 31.8 15.3 3.3 7.0 10.3 1.1 0.6 2.1 2.3 3.6 5.5 8.7 .631 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 6.1 .718
Scot Pollard 49 17.7 3.9 1.7 2.4 4.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.6 2.5 1.6 3.4 .473 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard 9 7.1 1.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500

Season 9

Artis Gilmore Scot Pollard
Season 1984-852005-06
Team San Antonio SpursIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 81 34.0 19.1 2.9 7.6 10.4 1.6 0.5 2.1 3.0 3.8 6.6 10.5 .623 0.0 0.0 .000 6.0 8.0 .749
Scot Pollard 45 17.1 3.8 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.6 2.6 1.6 3.4 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 5 37.0 17.8 2.0 8.0 10.0 1.4 0.4 1.4 4.6 3.6 5.8 10.4 .558 0.0 0.0 - 6.2 9.0 .689
Scot Pollard 4 3.8 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

Artis Gilmore Scot Pollard
Season 1985-862006-07
Team San Antonio SpursCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 71 33.7 16.7 2.3 6.1 8.5 1.4 0.5 1.5 2.6 3.4 6.0 9.6 .618 0.0 0.0 .000 4.8 6.8 .701
Scot Pollard 24 4.5 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.5 1.1 .423 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 3 35.7 13.3 2.3 3.7 6.0 1.0 2.3 0.3 3.3 3.7 5.3 8.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.7 .571
Scot Pollard 3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Artis Gilmore Scot Pollard
Season 1986-872007-08
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 82 29.3 11.4 2.3 4.8 7.1 1.8 0.5 1.2 2.2 2.9 4.2 7.1 .597 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.3 .680
Scot Pollard 22 7.9 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 2.0 0.5 1.0 .522 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------
Scot Pollard ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Artis Gilmore Scot Pollard
Season 1987-88-
Team Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 71 12.6 3.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.1 1.4 2.5 .547 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .523
Scot Pollard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Artis Gilmore 14 6.1 1.1 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Scot Pollard ------- --- ----------