Karl Malone vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Pep Saul 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Pep Saul 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Pep Saul 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.