Bam Adebayo vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Bam Adebayo 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
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Les Pugh 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Les Pugh 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.8 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,082 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,089 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,067 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 615 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 491 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 575 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .535 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .317 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .758 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Les Pugh - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.