Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Les Pugh 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Les Pugh 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Les Pugh 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Les Pugh 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Les Pugh 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Les Pugh 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Les Pugh 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Les Pugh 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Les Pugh 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Les Pugh 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Les Pugh - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.