D'Angelo Russell vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and D'Angelo Russell 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

D'Angelo Russell

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 9 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 Paul Silas 14

NBA Cups Won D'Angelo Russell 1 * Paul Silas 0 *

All-Star Games D'Angelo Russell 1 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team D'Angelo Russell 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) D'Angelo Russell 0 Paul Silas 5

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.4 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.8 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.1 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 10,136 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 1,954 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,289 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 610 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 184 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 571 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .430 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .369 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .792 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 14.2 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 2.9 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.8 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 453 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 94 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 153 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 31 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 7 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 32 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .388 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .327 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .772 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023) 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.