Gary Payton vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Pep Saul 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Pep Saul 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Pep Saul 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.