Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Pep Saul 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Pep Saul 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.