Pep Saul vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Pep Saul 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

Pep Saul

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pep Saul 4 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Pep Saul 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Pep Saul 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Pep Saul 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Pep Saul 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Pep Saul 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pep Saul 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Pep Saul 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pep Saul 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Pep Saul 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Pep Saul 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pep Saul 5.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Pep Saul 2.0 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Pep Saul 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pep Saul 2,152 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Pep Saul 683 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Pep Saul 596 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Pep Saul 384 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pep Saul .360 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pep Saul .739 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pep Saul 7.4 (1953) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Pep Saul 2.3 (1952) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pep Saul 6.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Pep Saul 2.0 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Pep Saul 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pep Saul 321 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Pep Saul 94 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Pep Saul 87 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Pep Saul 49 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pep Saul .428 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pep Saul .730 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pep Saul 11.3 (1952) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Pep Saul 3.5 (1952) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pep Saul - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.