Richard Jefferson vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Pep Saul 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) 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.