Jeremy Lin vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Jeremy Lin 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
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Les Pugh 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.