Joakim Noah vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Joakim Noah 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

Joakim Noah

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joakim Noah: 2007-08 to 2019-20
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joakim Noah 0 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Joakim Noah 13 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Joakim Noah 8 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Joakim Noah 2 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joakim Noah 1 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joakim Noah 1 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joakim Noah 2 Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joakim Noah 3 Pep Saul 0

Defensive Player of The Year Joakim Noah 1 Pep Saul 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 8.8 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 9.0 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 2.8 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 0.8 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 1.3 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joakim Noah 5,881 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Joakim Noah 6,058 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Joakim Noah 1,907 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Joakim Noah 534 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Joakim Noah 874 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Joakim Noah 672 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joakim Noah .491 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Joakim Noah .000 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joakim Noah .700 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 12.6 (2014) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 11.3 (2014) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 5.4 (2014) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 1.2 (2014) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 2.1 (2013) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 9.3 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 10.6 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 2.7 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 0.9 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 1.7 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joakim Noah 579 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Joakim Noah 659 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Joakim Noah 167 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Joakim Noah 58 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Joakim Noah 106 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Joakim Noah 62 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joakim Noah .465 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Joakim Noah - Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joakim Noah .676 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 15.0 (2012) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 13.1 (2009) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 4.6 (2014) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 1.8 (2010) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 2.2 (2013) 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.