Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Paul Silas 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Paul Silas 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Paul Silas 5

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Paul Silas 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Paul Silas 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.