Earl Monroe vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Monroe 0 * Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 0 Paul Silas 5

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * 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.