Julius Erving vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Pep Saul 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Pep Saul - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.