John Havlicek vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Les Pugh

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Les Pugh 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Les Pugh 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Les Pugh 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Les Pugh 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Les Pugh 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Les Pugh -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (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. ** 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.