John Havlicek vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Pep Saul 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Pep Saul - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.