Moses Malone vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Les Pugh

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Les Pugh 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Les Pugh 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Les Pugh 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Les Pugh 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Les Pugh 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Les Pugh 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Les Pugh 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) 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.