Jimmy Butler vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Pep Saul 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Pep Saul 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.