Rudy Gay vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Rudy Gay 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
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Les Pugh 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.