Arvydas Sabonis vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Arvydas Sabonis 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

Arvydas Sabonis

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Arvydas Sabonis 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Arvydas Sabonis 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) 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.