Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Hakeem Olajuwon 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
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Les Pugh 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Les Pugh 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Les Pugh 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Les Pugh 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Les Pugh 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Les Pugh 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Les Pugh 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Les Pugh 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Les Pugh 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) 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.