Kevin McHale vs. Pep Saul Comparison

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

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Pep Saul 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.