Steven Adams vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Steven Adams 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.