Paul Pierce vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Les Pugh

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Les Pugh 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Les Pugh 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) 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.