Damian Lillard vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Damian Lillard 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
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2024-25
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Damian Lillard 0 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Damian Lillard 13 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Damian Lillard 10 Les Pugh 0

NBA Cups Won Damian Lillard 1 * Les Pugh 0 *

All-Star Games Damian Lillard 9 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Damian Lillard 1 Les Pugh 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Damian Lillard 7 Les Pugh 0

Rookie of The Year Damian Lillard 1 Les Pugh 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team Damian Lillard 1 * Les Pugh 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 25.1 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.7 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.0 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 22,598 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 3,845 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Damian Lillard 6,069 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Damian Lillard 874 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 267 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Damian Lillard 900 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .439 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .371 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .899 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 (2025) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 25.2 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.4 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.1 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.1 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 1,715 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 296 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Damian Lillard 414 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Damian Lillard 78 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 21 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Damian Lillard 68 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .409 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .368 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .893 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 34.3 (2021) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.7 (2025) 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.