Patrick Ewing vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Patrick Ewing 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

Patrick Ewing

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Patrick Ewing 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 3 Paul Silas 5

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 0.9 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) 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.