Kevin Garnett vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Kevin Garnett 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

Kevin Garnett

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 Pep Saul 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 Pep Saul 0 *

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 Pep Saul 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) 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.