Jermaine O'Neal vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Jermaine O'Neal 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

Jermaine O'Neal

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jermaine O'Neal 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Jermaine O'Neal 18 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Jermaine O'Neal 14 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Jermaine O'Neal 6 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jermaine O'Neal 3 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jermaine O'Neal 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jermaine O'Neal 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 7.2 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.5 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.8 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 7,261 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 1,369 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 470 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 1,820 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 1,011 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .467 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .147 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .715 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 6.5 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.4 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.7 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 631 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 99 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 35 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 167 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 97 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .426 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .000 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .718 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003) 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.