Alex English vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders and Alex English 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

Alex English

vs.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex English: 1976-77 to 1990-91
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex English 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Alex English 15 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Alex English 10 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Alex English 8 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex English 3 Fred Saunders 0

Scoring Leader Alex English 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex English 21.5 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 5.5 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Alex English 3.6 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Alex English 0.9 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Alex English 0.7 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex English 25,613 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Alex English 6,538 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Alex English 4,351 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Alex English 1,067 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Alex English 833 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Alex English 1,193 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex English .507 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Alex English .217 * Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex English .832 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex English 29.8 (1986) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 8.1 (1979) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Alex English 5.3 (1982) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Alex English 1.4 (1983) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Alex English 1.5 (1983) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex English 24.4 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 5.5 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Alex English 4.3 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Alex English 0.7 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Alex English 0.5 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex English 1,661 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Alex English 371 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Alex English 293 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Alex English 47 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Alex English 32 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Alex English 68 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex English .503 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Alex English .000 * Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex English .862 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex English 30.2 (1985) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 8.0 (1984) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Alex English 6.0 (1983) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Alex English 1.2 (1985) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Alex English 1.0 (1983) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.