Ja Morant vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Ja Morant 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 0 Paul Silas 5

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (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.