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Pep Saul

Frank Benjamin Saul Jr. (Pep)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: February 16, 1924
High School: Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey
College: Seton Hall University
Draft: Rochester Royals, 1st round (10th pick, 10th overall), 1949 BAA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1949

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1949-50 25 ROC NBA 49 74 183 .404 34 47 .723 28 33 182
1950-51 26 ROC NBA 65 105 310 .339 72 105 .686 84 68 85 282
1951-52 27 TOT NBA 64 1479 157 436 .360 119 153 .778 165 147 120 433
1951-52 27 BLB NBA 39 720 85 251 48 60 79 54 218
1951-52 27 MNL NBA 25 759 72 185 71 93 68 66 215
1952-53 28 MNL NBA 70 1796 187 471 .397 142 200 .710 141 110 174 516
1953-54 29 MNL NBA 71 1805 162 467 .347 128 170 .753 159 139 149 452
1954-55 30 MLH NBA 65 1139 96 303 .317 95 123 .772 134 104 126 287
Career NBA 384 6219 781 2170 .360 590 798 .739 683 596 687 2152

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1949-50 25 ROC NBA 49 1.5 3.7 .404 0.7 1.0 .723 0.6 0.7 3.7
1950-51 26 ROC NBA 65 1.6 4.8 .339 1.1 1.6 .686 1.3 1.0 1.3 4.3
1951-52 27 TOT NBA 64 23.1 2.5 6.8 .360 1.9 2.4 .778 2.6 2.3 1.9 6.8
1951-52 27 BLB NBA 39
1951-52 27 MNL NBA 25
1952-53 28 MNL NBA 70 25.7 2.7 6.7 .397 2.0 2.9 .710 2.0 1.6 2.5 7.4
1953-54 29 MNL NBA 71 25.4 2.3 6.6 .347 1.8 2.4 .753 2.2 2.0 2.1 6.4
1954-55 30 MLH NBA 65 17.5 1.5 4.7 .317 1.5 1.9 .772 2.1 1.6 1.9 4.4
Career NBA 384 23.0 2.0 5.7 .360 1.5 2.1 .739 2.0 1.6 1.8 5.6

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1949-50 25 ROC NBA 49 .404 .723
1950-51 26 ROC NBA 65 .339 .686
1951-52 27 TOT NBA 64 1479 3.8 10.6 .360 2.9 3.7 .778 4.0 3.6 2.9 10.5
1951-52 27 BLB NBA 39 720
1951-52 27 MNL NBA 25 759
1952-53 28 MNL NBA 70 1796 3.7 9.4 .397 2.8 4.0 .710 2.8 2.2 3.5 10.3
1953-54 29 MNL NBA 71 1805 3.2 9.3 .347 2.6 3.4 .753 3.2 2.8 3.0 9.0
1954-55 30 MLH NBA 65 1139 3.0 9.6 .317 3.0 3.9 .772 4.2 3.3 4.0 9.1
Career NBA 384 6219 3.5 9.7 .360 2.8 3.7 .739 3.5 2.9 3.3 9.8

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1949-50 25 ROC NBA 49 .447 .404 1.0 0.5 1.5
1950-51 26 ROC NBA 65 .396 .339 0.1 0.5 0.6
1951-52 27 TOT NBA 64 1479 .430 .360
1951-52 27 BLB NBA 39 720
1951-52 27 MNL NBA 25 759
1952-53 28 MNL NBA 70 1796 11.0 .462 .397 2.2 2.0 4.2 .111
1953-54 29 MNL NBA 71 1805 9.7 .417 .347 0.6 2.2 2.8 .075
1954-55 30 MLH NBA 65 1139 8.1 .402 .317 -0.3 1.1 0.8 .032
Career NBA 384 6219 9.8 .427 .360 3.5 6.3 9.8 .060

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1949-50 25 ROC NBA 2 7 13 4 5 4 8 18 .538 .800 9.0 2.0
1950-51 26 ROC NBA 9 4 12 1 2 3 6 2 9 .333 .500 1.0 0.3 0.7
1951-52 27 MNL NBA 13 530 56 121 35 48 36 45 42 147 .463 .729 40.8 11.3 2.8 3.5
1952-53 28 MNL NBA 12 297 31 74 24 33 28 18 40 86 .419 .727 24.8 7.2 2.3 1.5
1953-54 29 MNL NBA 13 227 18 51 25 34 27 14 27 61 .353 .735 17.5 4.7 2.1 1.1
Career NBA 49 1054 116 271 89 122 94 87 119 321 .428 .730 27.7 6.6 2.0 1.8

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1949-50 25 ROC NBA 2 .592 .538 0.2 0.0 0.2
1950-51 26 ROC NBA 9 .349 .333 -0.1 0.0 0.0
1951-52 27 MNL NBA 13 530 13.3 .517 .463 17.4 0.9 0.7 1.5 .139
1952-53 28 MNL NBA 12 297 11.9 .486 .419 12.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 .141
1953-54 29 MNL NBA 13 227 11.4 .462 .353 12.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 .120
Career NBA 49 1054 12.5 .494 .428 14.8 1.7 1.5 3.2 .136

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Pep Saul 4.2 2.8 1.5 0.8 0.6
Jordan Farmar 90.5 3.9 2.8 1.9 0.9 0.8
Al Smith 87.8 4.5 3.3 1.8 0.9 0.6
Eddie Robinson 86.0 4.0 3.0 2.2 0.8 0.2
Johnny Neumann 85.5 4.6 2.0 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.0
Lucious Harris 85.3 4.1 2.1 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.4
Rick Mount 85.2 4.6 3.5 1.1 0.7 0.6
Roger Phegley 84.9 3.7 2.6 1.6 0.8 0.0 -0.1
Kelenna Azubuike 84.7 4.1 3.4 1.2 0.7
Craig Ehlo 84.4 4.6 3.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.0
Keith Askins 84.1 4.4 1.9 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Pep Saul 4.2 2.8 1.5 0.8 0.6
Jordan Farmar 90.5 3.9 2.8 1.9 0.9 0.8
Al Smith 87.8 4.5 3.3 1.8 0.9 0.6
Eddie Robinson 86.0 4.0 3.0 2.2 0.8 0.2
Rick Mount 85.2 4.6 3.5 1.1 0.7 0.6
Roger Phegley 84.9 3.7 2.6 1.6 0.8 0.0 -0.1
Kelenna Azubuike 84.7 4.1 3.4 1.2 0.7
Johnny Neumann 84.4 4.6 2.0 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.0 -0.1
Ron Lee 84.1 3.8 2.8 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.3
Eddie Jordan 82.5 4.1 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.6 -0.1 -0.8
Matt Carroll 82.2 4.6 3.0 2.6 0.8 0.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1951 Rochester Royals (NBA)
1952 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1953 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1954 Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)

Transactions

March 21, 1949: Drafted by the Rochester Royals in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1949 BAA Draft.

January 26, 1952: Sold by the Baltimore Bullets to the Minneapolis Lakers.

September 18, 1954: Traded by the Minneapolis Lakers to the Milwaukee Hawks for Don Sunderlage.

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