Shaquille O'Neal vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Pep Saul 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Pep Saul 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Pep Saul 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Pep Saul 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.