Billy Cunningham vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Billy Cunningham 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
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Les Pugh 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Les Pugh 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Les Pugh - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.