Kevin McHale vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Kevin McHale 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

Kevin McHale

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.