Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Pep Saul 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Pep Saul 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Pep Saul 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Pep Saul 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Pep Saul 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Pep Saul 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. 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.