Dirk Nowitzki vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Dirk Nowitzki 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
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Les Pugh 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Les Pugh 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Les Pugh 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Les Pugh 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) 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.