James Harden vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Pep Saul 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Pep Saul 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Pep Saul 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals James Harden 271 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 165 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) 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.