LaMelo Ball vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team LaMelo Ball 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Paul Silas 5

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 335

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.