Jimmy Butler vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Jimmy Butler 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
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2025-26
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 15 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Les Pugh 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Les Pugh 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Les Pugh 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.4 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.4 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 16,415 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,789 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,895 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,438 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 386 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 895 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .473 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .331 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.