Bam Adebayo vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Bam Adebayo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Pep Saul 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.8 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.8 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,102 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,096 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,070 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 616 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 493 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 576 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .535 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .322 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .758 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.