DeMarcus Cousins vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and DeMarcus Cousins 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
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Les Pugh 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Les Pugh -

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.