LeBron James vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and LeBron James 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

LeBron James

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Pep Saul 5

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Pep Saul 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Pep Saul 0 *

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Pep Saul 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Pep Saul 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Pep Saul 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Pep Saul 0 *

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Pep Saul 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Pep Saul 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 287 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) 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.