Jim Pollard F

Born: Jul 9, 1922 (Passed away Jan 22, 1993, aged 70)

Birthplace/Hometown: Oakland, California

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-4 (193cm)     Weight: 185 (84kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1947 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 7, Pick 5, Chicago Stags

Pre-Draft Team: Stanford (Sr)

High School: Oakland Technical High School [Oakland, California]

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Jim Pollard Player Profile

NBA Career

7 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, 5x NBA Champion, 2x All-NBA 1st, 4x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1948-49 MIN 53 - 0.0 14.79 5.92 14.94 .396 - - - 2.94 4.28 .687 - - 0.00 2.68 - - - 2.72
1949-50 MIN 66 - 0.0 14.74 5.97 17.27 .346 - - - 2.80 3.67 .764 - - 0.00 3.82 - - - 2.17
1950-51 MIN 54 - 0.0 11.65 4.74 13.48 .352 - - - 2.17 2.89 .750 - - 8.96 3.41 - - - 2.91
1951-52 MIN 65 - 39.2 15.46 6.32 17.77 .356 - - - 2.82 4.00 .704 - - 9.12 3.60 - - - 3.06
1952-53 MIN 66 - 36.4 13.02 5.05 14.14 .357 - - - 2.92 3.80 .769 - - 6.85 3.50 - - - 2.94
1953-54 MIN 71 - 35.0 11.70 4.59 12.42 .370 - - - 2.52 3.24 .778 - - 7.04 3.01 - - - 2.27
1954-55 MIN 63 - 31.1 10.81 4.21 11.89 .354 - - - 2.40 2.95 .812 - - 7.27 2.54 - - - 2.33
CAREER   438 - 35.4 13.16 5.25 14.56 .360 - - - 2.66 3.54 .750 - - 7.80 3.24 - - - 2.61

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1948-49 MIN 53 - 0 784 314 792 .396 - - - 156 227 .687 - - 0 142 - - - 144
1949-50 MIN 66 - 0 973 394 1,140 .346 - - - 185 242 .764 - - 0 252 - - - 143
1950-51 MIN 54 - 0 629 256 728 .352 - - - 117 156 .750 - - 484 184 - - - 157
1951-52 MIN 65 - 2,545 1,005 411 1,155 .356 - - - 183 260 .704 - - 593 234 - - - 199
1952-53 MIN 66 - 2,403 859 333 933 .357 - - - 193 251 .769 - - 452 231 - - - 194
1953-54 MIN 71 - 2,483 831 326 882 .370 - - - 179 230 .778 - - 500 214 - - - 161
1954-55 MIN 63 - 1,960 681 265 749 .354 - - - 151 186 .812 - - 458 160 - - - 147
CAREER   438 - 9,391 5,762 2,299 6,379 .360 - - - 1,164 1,552 .750 - - 2,487 1,417 - - - 1,145

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1948-49 MIN 53 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 - - 0.29 37 15 .712 - - -
1949-50 MIN 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 - - 0.21 49 17 .742 - - -
1950-51 MIN 54 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 - - 0.21 35 19 .648 - - -
1951-52 MIN 65 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 - - 0.23 40 25 .615 -0.90 6.60 5.70
1952-53 MIN 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 - - 0.27 46 20 .697 0.20 4.30 4.60
1953-54 MIN 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 - - 0.26 45 26 .634 1.30 4.50 5.70
1954-55 MIN 63 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 - - 0.25 36 27 .571 -0.50 2.60 2.10
CAREER   438 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 - - 0.24 288 149 .659 6.70 28.10 34.90

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1948-49 MIN 53 - .440 .396 - - - - - - - - 108.37 - 0.99 - - -
1949-50 MIN 66 - .390 .346 - - - - - - - - 111.01 - 0.85 - - -
1950-51 MIN 54 - .395 .352 - - - - - - - - 110.16 - 0.86 - - -
1951-52 MIN 65 - .396 .356 - - - - - - - - 105.97 - 0.87 - - 16.87
1952-53 MIN 66 - .412 .357 - - - - - - - - 112.58 - 0.92 - - 15.63
1953-54 MIN 71 - .423 .370 - - - - - - - - 114.79 - 0.94 - - 15.19
1954-55 MIN 63 - .410 .354 - - - - - - - - 116.56 - 0.91 - - 14.20
CAREER   438 - .408 .360 - - - - - - - - 111.04 - 0.90 - - 18.39

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Jul 1, 1947 - The Chicago Stags selected Jim Pollard in Round 7 with Pick 5 in the 1947 NBA Draft.
Aug 1, 1947 - The Chicago Stags renounced their Draft Rights to make Jim Pollard an Unrestricted FA.
May 10, 1948 - Jim Pollard signed a multi-year contract with the Minneapolis Lakers.
Jul 1, 1955 - Jim Pollard, previously with the Minneapolis Lakers, became a free agent.
Jan 22, 1993 - Jim Pollard passed away. He was 70 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954
All-NBA First Team - 1949, 1950
All-NBA Second Team - 1952, 1954

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1948-49 MIN 10 - 0.0 13.00 4.30 14.70 .293 - - - 4.40 6.20 .710 - - 0.00 3.90 - - - 3.10
1949-50 MIN 12 - 0.0 12.00 4.17 14.58 .286 - - - 3.67 5.17 .710 - - 0.00 4.67 - - - 3.00
1950-51 MIN 7 - 0.0 13.57 5.00 15.43 .324 - - - 3.57 4.29 .833 - - 8.86 3.86 - - - 3.86
1951-52 MIN 11 - 42.6 16.09 6.36 15.73 .405 - - - 3.36 4.55 .740 - - 6.45 3.00 - - - 3.09
1952-53 MIN 12 - 37.9 14.33 5.17 13.92 .371 - - - 4.00 5.17 .774 - - 7.17 4.08 - - - 3.08
1953-54 MIN 13 - 41.8 12.31 4.31 11.92 .361 - - - 3.69 4.62 .800 - - 8.46 3.15 - - - 2.08
1954-55 MIN 7 - 36.7 14.14 4.71 14.86 .317 - - - 4.71 6.57 .717 - - 11.14 2.00 - - - 1.86
CAREER   72 - 40.1 13.57 4.85 14.29 .339 - - - 3.88 5.17 .750 - - 8.14 3.60 - - - 2.85

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1948-49 MIN 10 - 0 130 43 147 .293 - - - 44 62 .710 - - 0 39 - - - 31
1949-50 MIN 12 - 0 144 50 175 .286 - - - 44 62 .710 - - 0 56 - - - 36
1950-51 MIN 7 - 0 95 35 108 .324 - - - 25 30 .833 - - 62 27 - - - 27
1951-52 MIN 11 - 469 177 70 173 .405 - - - 37 50 .740 - - 71 33 - - - 34
1952-53 MIN 12 - 455 172 62 167 .371 - - - 48 62 .774 - - 86 49 - - - 37
1953-54 MIN 13 - 543 160 56 155 .361 - - - 48 60 .800 - - 110 41 - - - 27
1954-55 MIN 7 - 257 99 33 104 .317 - - - 33 46 .717 - - 78 14 - - - 13
CAREER   72 - 1,724 977 349 1,029 .339 - - - 279 372 .750 - - 407 259 - - - 205

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1948-49 MIN 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 - - 0.42 4 0 1.000 - - -
1949-50 MIN 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 - - 0.35 10 2 .833 - - -
1950-51 MIN 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 - - 0.28 3 4 .429 - - -
1951-52 MIN 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 - - 0.29 8 3 .727 0.20 0.70 0.90
1952-53 MIN 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 - - 0.37 9 3 .750 0.40 1.00 1.40
1953-54 MIN 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 - - 0.39 9 4 .692 0.10 1.30 1.40
1954-55 MIN 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 - - 0.44 3 4 .429 -0.20 0.50 0.30
CAREER   72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 - - 0.36 46 20 .697 -0.10 5.20 5.20

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1948-49 MIN 10 - .373 .293 - - - - - - - - 100.22 - 0.88 - - -
1949-50 MIN 12 - .356 .286 - - - - - - - - 99.54 - 0.82 - - -
1950-51 MIN 7 - .392 .324 - - - - - - - - 115.74 - 0.88 - - -
1951-52 MIN 11 - .454 .405 - - - 15.80 - - - - 114.46 - 1.02 - - 13.50
1952-53 MIN 12 - .443 .371 - - - 23.54 - - - - 114.55 - 1.03 - - 15.51
1953-54 MIN 13 - .441 .361 - - - 15.36 - - - - 116.13 - 1.03 - - 12.93
1954-55 MIN 7 - .398 .317 - - - 10.74 - - - - 103.47 - 0.95 - - 13.85
CAREER   72 - .410 .339 - - - - - - - - 108.92 - 0.95 - - 16.62

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1954, 1955
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1951, 1952

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1951 West 1 - 0 4 2 11 .182 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 4 5 - - - 1
1952 West 1 - 29 4 2 17 .118 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 11 5 - - - 3
1954 West 1 - 41 23 10 22 .455 - - - 3 5 .600 - - 3 3 - - - 3
1955 West 1 - 27 17 7 19 .368 - - - 3 3 1.000 - - 4 0 - - - 1
TOTAL   4 - 97 48 21 69 .304 - - - 6 8 .750 - - 22 13 - - - 8
AVERAGES   4 - 24.3 12.00 5.25 17.25 .304 - - - 1.50 2.00 .750 - - 5.50 3.25 - - - 2.00

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NCAA Career

College: Stanford (1942)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1941-42 Stanford Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Jim Pollard?

Jim Pollard is 101 years old.

What is the height of Jim Pollard?

Jim Pollard is 6-4 (193cm) tall.

What is the weight of Jim Pollard?

Jim Pollard is 185 lbs (84kg).

What is the birthday of Jim Pollard?

Jim Pollard was born on Jul 9, 1922.

What position does Jim Pollard play?

Jim Pollard plays the F position.

What was the pre-draft team of Jim Pollard?

Jim Pollard was drafted out of Stanford.

What high school did Jim Pollard attend?

Jim Pollard attended Oakland Technical High School in Oakland, California.

What nationality is Jim Pollard?

Jim Pollard has a United States nationality.

Where was Jim Pollard born?

Jim Pollard was born in Oakland, California.

How many NBA seasons has Jim Pollard played?

Jim Pollard played 7 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Jim Pollard?

Jim Pollard had career averages 13.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists in 438 games.

What are the career totals of Jim Pollard?

Jim Pollard had career totals of 5,762 points, 2,487 rebounds, 1,417 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 438 games.

How many teams has Jim Pollard been on?

Jim Pollard played their entire career for the Minneapolis Lakers.

When was Jim Pollard drafted?

Jim Pollard was drafted in the 7th round (#62 overall) of the 1947 NBA Draft by the Chicago Stags.

What is Jim Pollard's career high in points?

Jim Pollard averaged a career high 15.5 points per game in 1951-1952.

What is Jim Pollard's career high in rebounds?

Jim Pollard averaged a career high 9.1 rebounds per game in 1951-1952.

What is Jim Pollard's career high in assists?

Jim Pollard averaged a career high 3.8 assists per game in 1949-1950.

What is the career PER of Jim Pollard's?

Jim Pollard had a career PER of 18.4.

Is Jim Pollard in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Jim Pollard was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.

How many championships has Jim Pollard won?

Jim Pollard has won 5 NBA championships.

How many times did Jim Pollard win All-NBA First Team?

Jim Pollard won All-NBA 1st 2 times.

How many All-Star teams has Jim Pollard been on?

Jim Pollard is a 4x All-Star.