Karl Malone vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.