Larry Bird vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Les Pugh

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Les Pugh 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Les Pugh 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Les Pugh 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Les Pugh 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Les Pugh 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 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 Larry Bird 24.3 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.