Kyle Kuzma vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Kyle Kuzma 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.