Gary Payton vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Les Pugh

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Les Pugh 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Les Pugh 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Les Pugh 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Les Pugh 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Les Pugh 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Les Pugh 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.