Dirk Nowitzki vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Pep Saul 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Pep Saul 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) Pep Saul - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.