Jusuf Nurkic vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Jusuf Nurkic 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

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jusuf Nurkic 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jusuf Nurkic 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Paul Silas 0.7 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.