Paul Pierce vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Pep Saul 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) 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.