Kyrie Irving vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kyrie Irving 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 0 Paul Silas 5

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.5 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,853 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 300 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 382 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 114 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 46 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 79 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .458 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .395 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .892 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2024) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.