Jim Pollard

James Clifford Pollard (Jim, The Kangaroo Kid)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: July 9, 1922 in Oakland, California
Died: January 22, 1993
High School: Oakland Technical in Oakland, California
College: Stanford University
Draft: Chicago Stags, 1947 BAA Draft
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1978 (Full List)
As Coach: 5 Yrs, 130-165, .441 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: FLO franchise, 1968-1969 (Full Record)

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Hall of Fame

Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1948-49	26	MNL	BAA	53		314	792	.396	156	227	.687		142	144	784
1949-50	27	MNL	NBA	66		394	1140	.346	185	242	.764		252	143	973
1950-51	28	MNL	NBA	54		256	728	.352	117	156	.750	484	184	157	629
1951-52	29	MNL	NBA	65	2545	411	1155	.356	183	260	.704	593	234	199	1005
1952-53	30	MNL	NBA	66	2403	333	933	.357	193	251	.769	452	231	194	859
1953-54	31	MNL	NBA	71	2483	326	882	.370	179	230	.778	500	214	161	831
1954-55	32	MNL	NBA	63	1960	265	749	.354	151	186	.812	458	160	147	681
Career			TOT	438	9391	2299	6379	.360	1164	1552	.750	2487	1417	1145	5762
			NBA	385	9391	1985	5587	.355	1008	1325	.761	2487	1275	1001	4978
			BAA	53		314	792	.396	156	227	.687		142	144	784

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1948-49	26	MNL	BAA	53		5.9	14.9	.396	2.9	4.3	.687		2.7	2.7	14.8
1949-50	27	MNL	NBA	66		6.0	17.3	.346	2.8	3.7	.764		3.8	2.2	14.7
1950-51	28	MNL	NBA	54		4.7	13.5	.352	2.2	2.9	.750	9.0	3.4	2.9	11.6
1951-52	29	MNL	NBA	65	39.2	6.3	17.8	.356	2.8	4.0	.704	9.1	3.6	3.1	15.5
1952-53	30	MNL	NBA	66	36.4	5.0	14.1	.357	2.9	3.8	.769	6.8	3.5	2.9	13.0
1953-54	31	MNL	NBA	71	35.0	4.6	12.4	.370	2.5	3.2	.778	7.0	3.0	2.3	11.7
1954-55	32	MNL	NBA	63	31.1	4.2	11.9	.354	2.4	3.0	.812	7.3	2.5	2.3	10.8
Career			TOT	438	35.4	5.2	14.6	.360	2.7	3.5	.750	7.8	3.2	2.6	13.2
			NBA	385	35.4	5.2	14.5	.355	2.6	3.4	.761	7.8	3.3	2.6	12.9
			BAA	53		5.9	14.9	.396	2.9	4.3	.687		2.7	2.7	14.8

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1948-49	26	MNL	BAA	53				.396			.687
1949-50	27	MNL	NBA	66				.346			.764
1950-51	28	MNL	NBA	54				.352			.750
1951-52	29	MNL	NBA	65	2545	5.8	16.3	.356	2.6	3.7	.704	8.4	3.3	2.8	14.2
1952-53	30	MNL	NBA	66	2403	5.0	14.0	.357	2.9	3.8	.769	6.8	3.5	2.9	12.9
1953-54	31	MNL	NBA	71	2483	4.7	12.8	.370	2.6	3.3	.778	7.2	3.1	2.3	12.0
1954-55	32	MNL	NBA	63	1960	4.9	13.8	.354	2.8	3.4	.812	8.4	2.9	2.7	12.5
Career			TOT	438	9391	5.1	14.3	.360	2.7	3.6	.750	7.7	3.2	2.7	12.9
			NBA	385	9391	5.1	14.3	.355	2.7	3.6	.761	7.7	3.2	2.7	12.9
			BAA	53				.396			.687

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1948-49	26	MNL	BAA	53			.440	.396	5.3	1.9	7.2
1949-50	27	MNL	NBA	66			.390	.346	1.2	4.1	5.4
1950-51	28	MNL	NBA	54			.395	.352	0.1	4.0	4.2
1951-52	29	MNL	NBA	65	2545	16.4	.396	.356	-0.9	6.6	5.7	.108
1952-53	30	MNL	NBA	66	2403	15.9	.412	.357	0.2	4.3	4.6	.091
1953-54	31	MNL	NBA	71	2483	15.8	.423	.370	1.3	4.5	5.7	.111
1954-55	32	MNL	NBA	63	1960	13.2	.410	.354	-0.5	2.6	2.1	.052
Career			TOT	438	9391	15.4	.408	.360	6.9	28.0	34.9	.093
			NBA	385	9391	15.4	.403	.355	1.5	26.2	27.7	.093
			BAA	53			.440	.396	5.3	1.9	7.2

Playoffs

				Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1948-49	26	MNL	BAA	10		43	147			44	62			39				31	130	.293		.710		13.0		3.9
1949-50	27	MNL	NBA	12		50	175			44	62			56				36	144	.286		.710		12.0		4.7
1950-51	28	MNL	NBA	7		35	108			25	30		62	27				27	95	.324		.833		13.6	8.9	3.9
1951-52	29	MNL	NBA	11	469	70	173			37	50		71	33				34	177	.405		.740	42.6	16.1	6.5	3.0
1952-53	30	MNL	NBA	12	455	62	167			48	62		86	49				37	172	.371		.774	37.9	14.3	7.2	4.1
1953-54	31	MNL	NBA	13	543	56	155			48	60		110	41				27	160	.361		.800	41.8	12.3	8.5	3.2
1954-55	32	MNL	NBA	7	257	33	104			33	46		78	14				13	99	.317		.717	36.7	14.1	11.1	2.0
Career			TOT	72	1724	349	1029			279	372		407	259				205	977	.339		.750	40.1	13.6	8.1	3.6
			NBA	62	1724	306	882			235	310		407	220				174	847	.347		.758	40.1	13.7	8.1	3.5
			BAA	10		43	147			44	62			39				31	130	.293		.710		13.0		3.9

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	AST%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1948-49	26	MNL	BAA	10			.373	.293		0.1	0.5	0.6
1949-50	27	MNL	NBA	12			.356	.286		-0.5	1.0	0.5
1950-51	28	MNL	NBA	7			.392	.324		-0.2	0.2	0.1
1951-52	29	MNL	NBA	11	469	16.2	.454	.405	15.8	0.2	0.7	0.9	.096
1952-53	30	MNL	NBA	12	455	19.3	.443	.371	23.5	0.4	1.0	1.4	.148
1953-54	31	MNL	NBA	13	543	16.2	.441	.361	15.4	0.1	1.3	1.4	.127
1954-55	32	MNL	NBA	7	257	15.6	.398	.317	10.7	-0.2	0.5	0.3	.056
Career			TOT	72	1724	16.9	.410	.339	16.9	-0.1	5.4	5.3	.113
			NBA	62	1724	16.9	.416	.347	16.9	-0.2	4.8	4.7	.113
			BAA	10			.373	.293		0.1	0.5	0.6

All-Star Games

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1950-51	28	MNL	NBA	1			2	11	.182	0	0		4	5	1	4
1951-52	29	MNL	NBA	1	1	29:00	2	17	.118	0	0		11	5	3	4
1953-54	31	MNL	NBA	1	1	41:00	10	22	.455	3	5	.600	3	3	3	23
1954-55	32	MNL	NBA	1	1	27:00	7	19	.368	3	3	1.000	4	0	1	17
Career			NBA	4	3	97	21	69	.304	6	8	.750	22	13	8	48

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)

Thru 7 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Jim Pollard		7.2	5.7	5.7	5.4	4.6	4.2	2.1
Antonio Davis	95.1	7.4	6.1	6.0	5.2	5.0	4.0	2.0
Caron Butler	94.4	7.2	6.3	5.3	5.3	5.1	4.5	2.1
Terry Tyler	93.8	6.4	5.8	5.5	5.4	4.5	3.4	2.5
Bill Bradley	93.3	7.0	5.4	5.4	4.9	4.7	4.2	1.1
Loy Vaught	93.1	6.3	6.3	5.5	5.5	4.2	4.1	2.2
Cliff Levingston	92.5	7.0	6.1	5.5	5.5	5.3	4.7	1.3
Wayman Tisdale	91.8	7.0	5.9	5.7	5.6	3.4	3.2	1.8
Tom Chambers	91.2	7.4	6.4	6.1	5.9	4.8	4.3	3.3
Lonnie Shelton	91.2	7.5	5.9	5.8	5.1	4.8	4.6	0.1
Purvis Short	90.8	6.2	6.0	5.4	5.2	5.0	3.7	2.6

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Jim Pollard		7.2	5.7	5.7	5.4	4.6	4.2	2.1
Lonnie Shelton	92.7	7.5	5.9	5.8	5.1	4.8	4.6	2.1	0.9	0.5	0.1
Gus Johnson	89.7	7.2	5.9	5.3	5.1	5.0	3.5	2.2	1.6	0.9	0.1
Loy Vaught	89.5	6.3	6.3	5.5	5.5	4.2	4.1	2.2	1.0	0.5	0.2	-0.2
Wil Jones	89.2	7.4	6.9	6.0	5.4	4.0	3.7	2.3	0.9	0.6
Larry Siegfried	87.7	6.4	5.8	5.6	5.1	3.5	3.2	2.9	0.5	0.1
Josh Smith	87.4	9.3	6.4	5.8	4.9	4.4	3.6	2.4
Mike Dunleavy	86.5	8.5	5.2	5.1	4.9	4.5	4.2	2.3	1.5	0.5
Campy Russell	86.1	6.7	6.7	6.6	5.5	4.3	3.2	1.8	1.1	-0.1
Bill Bradley	86.1	7.0	5.4	5.4	4.9	4.7	4.2	2.8	2.5	1.1	0.8
Caron Butler	85.2	7.2	6.3	5.3	5.3	5.1	4.5	3.5	2.1	1.2

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant

			Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	College	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1941-42	19	STANFORD	23		103				35	48								241			.729		10.5
Career			23		103				35	48								241			.729		10.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games 1951 NBA 1952 NBA 1954 NBA 1955 NBA	Honors 1948-49 BAA All-BAA (1st) 1949-50 NBA All-NBA (1st) 1951-52 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1953-54 NBA All-NBA (2nd)	Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1949 Minneapolis Lakers (BAA) 1950 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA) 1952 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA) 1953 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA) 1954 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)	Field Goals 1948-49 BAA 314 (8) 1949-50 NBA 394 (4) 1951-52 NBA 411 (4)
Field Goal Attempts 1949-50 NBA 1140 (4) 1951-52 NBA 1155 (4) 1952-53 NBA 933 (9)	Field Goal Pct 1948-49 BAA .397 (4)	Assists 1949-50 NBA 252 (7)	Points 1949-50 NBA 973 (9)
Points Per Game 1948-49 BAA 14.8 (9) 1949-50 NBA 14.7 (10) 1951-52 NBA 15.5 (10)	Rebounds Per Game 1950-51 NBA 9.0 (10)	Effective Field Goal Pct 1948-49 BAA .396 (4)	Defensive Win Shares 1949-50 NBA 4.1 (10) 1950-51 NBA 4.0 (6) 1951-52 NBA 6.6 (3) 1952-53 NBA 4.3 (7) 1953-54 NBA 4.5 (4)
Win Shares 1948-49 BAA 7.2 (10)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.989 (36)

Transactions

July 1, 1947: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the ?? round (61st pick) of the 1947 BAA Draft.

July 1, 1947: Drafted by the St. Louis Bombers in the ?? round (64th pick) of the 1947 BAA Draft.

July 1, 1947: Drafted by the Chicago Stags in the ?? round (68th pick) of the 1947 BAA Draft.

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