Yao Ming vs. Les Pugh Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Les Pugh and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Les Pugh

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Les Pugh: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Les Pugh 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Les Pugh 2

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Les Pugh 0

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Les Pugh 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Les Pugh 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Les Pugh 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Les Pugh 0.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Les Pugh 712

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Les Pugh 75

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Les Pugh 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Les Pugh .285

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Les Pugh .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Les Pugh 7.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Les Pugh 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Les Pugh - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Les Pugh - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Les Pugh -

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Les Pugh -

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Les Pugh - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Les Pugh 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Les Pugh -

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Les Pugh - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Les Pugh -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Les Pugh -

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Les Pugh - n/a **

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Les Pugh -

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Les Pugh - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (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.