Rick Barry vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Pep Saul 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Pep Saul 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Pep Saul 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Pep Saul 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Pep Saul - n/a **

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. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.