Alex Caruso vs. Paul Silas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Silas and Alex Caruso, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Alex Caruso played 7 years in the NBA, 9 less than Paul Silas, who played 16. Alex Caruso had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Paul Silas had his rookie season in 1964-65. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Alex Caruso |
7 |
3 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
Paul Silas |
16 |
14 |
1964-65 to 1979-80 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
37 |
15.2 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
.431 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.302 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.700 |
Paul Silas |
79 |
15.7 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.373 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
2.1 |
.506 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
4 |
10.5 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
25 |
21.2 |
9.2 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
.445 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.480 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.797 |
Paul Silas |
46 |
12.7 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
5.1 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.405 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.574 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
7 |
11.4 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
4.9 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.278 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.727 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
64 |
18.4 |
5.5 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
.412 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.333 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.734 |
Paul Silas |
77 |
20.4 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.8 |
.531 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
21 |
24.3 |
6.5 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
.425 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
.279 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.800 |
Paul Silas |
8 |
15.3 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
6.5 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
1.1 |
4.5 |
.250 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.3 |
.611 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
58 |
21.0 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.436 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.401 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.645 |
Paul Silas |
82 |
32.3 |
13.4 |
- |
- |
11.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.9 |
10.6 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.2 |
.705 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
6 |
20.2 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.368 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
.294 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
Paul Silas |
6 |
29.7 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
9.5 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
6.3 |
.711 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
41 |
28.0 |
7.4 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
.398 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.333 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.795 |
Paul Silas |
79 |
23.5 |
8.7 |
- |
- |
9.4 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.2 |
.613 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
4 |
28.3 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
.391 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
.389 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Paul Silas |
11 |
23.5 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
8.4 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
.362 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
3.4 |
.514 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
67 |
23.5 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
.455 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.364 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.808 |
Paul Silas |
78 |
36.4 |
12.8 |
- |
- |
11.7 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.8 |
10.3 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
5.3 |
.607 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
7 |
40.9 |
16.1 |
- |
- |
15.9 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
6.6 |
15.6 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.6 |
.656 |
|
Season 7 |
|
Alex Caruso |
Paul Silas |
Season |
2023-24 | 1970-71 |
Team |
Chicago Bulls | Phoenix Suns |
Honors & Awards |
All-Defensive Second Team | All-Defensive Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
71 |
28.7 |
10.1 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
7.6 |
.468 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
.408 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.760 |
Paul Silas |
81 |
36.3 |
11.9 |
- |
- |
12.5 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
4.2 |
9.7 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.1 |
.685 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 8 |
|
Alex Caruso |
Paul Silas |
Season |
- | 1971-72 |
Team |
- | Phoenix Suns |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Defensive Second Team |
- | All-Star Game |
Playoffs |
- | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
80 |
38.5 |
17.5 |
- |
- |
11.9 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
6.1 |
12.9 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
7.0 |
.773 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
80 |
32.7 |
13.3 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.8 |
.700 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
13 |
39.4 |
9.6 |
- |
- |
15.1 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.6 |
9.2 |
.392 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.8 |
.620 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
82 |
31.7 |
11.5 |
4.1 |
7.1 |
11.2 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
- |
3.0 |
4.1 |
9.4 |
.440 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
18 |
31.9 |
8.0 |
2.9 |
7.7 |
10.6 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
- |
2.8 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.830 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
82 |
32.5 |
10.6 |
4.2 |
8.3 |
12.5 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
- |
2.8 |
3.8 |
9.1 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.709 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
11 |
36.8 |
9.1 |
4.2 |
7.6 |
11.8 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
- |
4.1 |
3.8 |
8.4 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.640 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
81 |
32.9 |
10.7 |
4.5 |
8.1 |
12.7 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
- |
2.8 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.1 |
.709 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
18 |
41.2 |
10.8 |
4.3 |
9.3 |
13.7 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
- |
3.7 |
3.8 |
8.6 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.812 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
81 |
24.2 |
7.2 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
- |
2.3 |
2.5 |
7.1 |
.360 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.1 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
6 |
23.5 |
6.8 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
- |
3.8 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
4.0 |
.542 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
82 |
26.5 |
5.8 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
8.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.3 |
.586 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
22 |
27.5 |
4.9 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
8.5 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
.351 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.683 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
82 |
23.9 |
5.6 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.423 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.4 |
.598 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
17 |
24.6 |
4.3 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.389 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.7 |
.674 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
82 |
19.5 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.378 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.7 |
.654 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Alex Caruso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
15 |
17.1 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.302 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.846 |