Josh Giddey vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Josh Giddey 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

Josh Giddey

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 3 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Pep Saul 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 13.9 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.3 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 5.7 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.8 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 2,920 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 1,534 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,200 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Josh Giddey 160 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 95 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 210 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .464 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .310 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .753 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.9 (2023) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.4 (2022) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 (2022) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2024) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 87 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 36 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Josh Giddey 21 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Josh Giddey 2 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 10 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .453 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .353 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .875 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 (2024) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 (2024) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 (2024) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 (2024) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 (2024) 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.