Bernard King vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Pep Saul 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Pep Saul 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) Pep Saul - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.