Moses Malone vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Paul Silas 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Paul Silas 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Paul Silas 5

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) 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.