Bernard King vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Bernard King 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Bernard King 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 0 Paul Silas 5

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) 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.