Jim Pollard
James Clifford Pollard , "Jim, The Kangaroo Kid"
Born: July 9, 1922
Oakland, CA USA
Deceased: January 22, 1993
Position: F-C-G
High School: Oakland Technical
College: Stanford
Drafted: 1947
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
Career: 1947-48-1954-55
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.
Coaching Career
Jim Pollard averaged 13.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in his 497-game career with the Minneapolis Lakers. He began playing during the 1947-48 season and last took the court during the 1954-55 campaign. Pollard was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | Minneapolis Lakers | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 207 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 760 | ||
| 1948-49 | Minneapolis Lakers | 53 | 0 | 0 | 792 | 314 | 227 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 784 | ||
| 1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1140 | 394 | 242 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 973 | ||
| 1950-51 | Minneapolis Lakers | 54 | 0 | 0 | 728 | 256 | 156 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 484 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 629 | ||
| 1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 65 | 0 | 2545 | 1155 | 411 | 260 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 593 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 1005 | ||
| 1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 66 | 0 | 2403 | 933 | 333 | 251 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 452 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 859 | ||
| 1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 71 | 0 | 2483 | 882 | 326 | 230 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 831 | ||
| 1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 63 | 50 | 1960 | 749 | 265 | 186 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 458 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 681 | ||
| Totals | 497 | 50 | 9391 | 6379 | 2609 | 0 | 0 | 1759 | 1304 | 0 | 0 | 2487 | 1417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1292 | 6522 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | Minneapolis Lakers | 59 | 0 | 0.0 | 67.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 12.9 | ||
| 1948-49 | Minneapolis Lakers | 53 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 68.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 14.8 | |
| 1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | 66 | 0 | 0.0 | 34.6 | 76.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 14.7 | |
| 1950-51 | Minneapolis Lakers | 54 | 0 | 0.0 | 35.2 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 11.6 | |
| 1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 65 | 0 | 39.2 | 35.6 | 70.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 15.5 | |
| 1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 66 | 0 | 36.4 | 35.7 | 76.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 13.0 | |
| 1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 71 | 0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 11.7 | |
| 1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 63 | 50 | 31.1 | 35.4 | 81.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 10.8 | |
| Averages | 497 | 50 | 18.9 | 40.9 | 74.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 13.1 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | Minneapolis Lakers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 41 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | ||
| 1948-49 | Minneapolis Lakers | 10 | 0 | 147 | 43 | 62 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 130 | ||
| 1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 0 | 175 | 50 | 62 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 144 | ||
| 1950-51 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 0 | 108 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 95 | ||
| 1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 11 | 469 | 173 | 70 | 50 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 177 | ||
| 1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 455 | 167 | 62 | 62 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 172 | ||
| 1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 543 | 155 | 56 | 60 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 160 | ||
| 1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 257 | 104 | 33 | 46 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 99 | ||
| Totals | 82 | 1724 | 1029 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 306 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 1100 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | Minneapolis Lakers | 10 | 0.0 | 65.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | ||
| 1948-49 | Minneapolis Lakers | 10 | 0.0 | 29.3 | 71.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 13.0 | |
| 1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 71.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | |
| 1950-51 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 13.6 | |
| 1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 11 | 42.6 | 40.5 | 74.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 16.1 | |
| 1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 37.9 | 37.1 | 77.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 14.3 | |
| 1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 13 | 41.8 | 36.1 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 12.3 | |
| 1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 7 | 36.7 | 31.7 | 71.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 14.1 | |
| Averages | 497 | 21.0 | 38.6 | 74.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 13.4 |
Awards
1948 - NBA All-BAA First Team
1949 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1951 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1953 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
