Kobe Bryant vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Pep Saul 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Pep Saul 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Pep Saul 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.