Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Hakeem Olajuwon 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

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Pep Saul 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Pep Saul 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Pep Saul 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Pep Saul 0 *

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Pep Saul 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) 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.