Richard Jefferson vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Les Pugh

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Les Pugh 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) 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.