Jalen Duren vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Jalen Duren 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jalen Duren: 2022-23 to 2025-26
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Duren 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Jalen Duren 4 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Jalen Duren 1 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Jalen Duren 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jalen Duren 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jalen Duren 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 12.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.3 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 2.1 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.7 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 1.0 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Duren 2,871 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Jalen Duren 2,410 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Jalen Duren 480 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Jalen Duren 154 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Jalen Duren 222 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Jalen Duren 233 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Duren .650 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Jalen Duren .000 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Duren .699 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 18.5 (2026) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 11.6 (2024) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 2.7 (2025) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.9 (2026) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 1.1 (2025) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 11.8 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.7 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 3.5 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.3 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 1.7 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Duren 71 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Jalen Duren 64 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Jalen Duren 21 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Jalen Duren 2 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Jalen Duren 10 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Jalen Duren 6 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Duren .650 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Jalen Duren - Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Duren .826 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 11.8 (2025) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.7 (2025) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 3.5 (2025) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.3 (2025) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 1.7 (2025) 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.