Jeremy Lin vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jeremy Lin 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jeremy Lin 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.