George Gervin vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Pep Saul 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Pep Saul 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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.