Kristaps Porzingis vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Kristaps Porzingis 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kristaps Porzingis: 2015-16 to 2024-25
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kristaps Porzingis 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Kristaps Porzingis 9 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Kristaps Porzingis 4 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Kristaps Porzingis 1 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kristaps Porzingis 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kristaps Porzingis 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 19.6 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 7.8 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.7 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 9,839 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 3,888 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 913 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 365 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 909 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 501 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .461 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .366 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .829 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.2 (2023) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 9.5 (2020) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.7 (2023) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.9 (2023) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.4 (2018) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 11.9 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 5.2 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.9 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.0 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 334 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 146 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 27 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 24 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 28 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 28 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .430 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .313 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .798 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.7 (2020) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 8.7 (2020) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 (2021) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 (2021) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.6 (2024) 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.