Dave Cowens vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Dave Cowens 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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Les Pugh

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Les Pugh 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Les Pugh 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Les Pugh 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Les Pugh 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * 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.