Joe Dumars vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Pep Saul 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.