Joe Dumars vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Paul Silas 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.