Daniel Gafford vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul and Daniel Gafford 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
Daniel Gafford: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Daniel Gafford 0 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Daniel Gafford 7 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Daniel Gafford 2 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Daniel Gafford 0 Pep Saul 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 9.3 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.6 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.1 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.5 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.5 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 3,600 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 2,188 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 409 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 198 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 600 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Daniel Gafford 388 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .708 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford .000 Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .677 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 12.3 (2025) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 7.6 (2024) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.6 (2024) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.9 (2024) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.1 (2024) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 9.5 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.6 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.7 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.4 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 256 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 151 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 18 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 11 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 43 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Daniel Gafford 27 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .671 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford - Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .629 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 11.8 (2021) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.8 (2021) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.7 (2024) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.0 (2021) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.0 (2021) 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.