Julius Erving vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Les Pugh

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Les Pugh 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Les Pugh 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Les Pugh 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Les Pugh - n/a **

Notes: * 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.