C.J. McCollum vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and C.J. McCollum 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

C.J. McCollum

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 11 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 10 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games C.J. McCollum 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team C.J. McCollum 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) C.J. McCollum 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 19.5 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 14,231 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,655 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 2,778 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 658 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 302 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games C.J. McCollum 731 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .454 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .399 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .806 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.1 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.1 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,344 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 297 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 205 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 57 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 33 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games C.J. McCollum 67 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .433 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .368 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .766 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.8 (2024) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022) 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.