George Gervin vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and George Gervin 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
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Les Pugh 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Les Pugh 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Les Pugh 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Les Pugh -

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 51 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Les Pugh - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.