Paul Silas vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic and Paul Silas 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

Paul Silas

vs.

Nikola Vucevic

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Silas 3 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Paul Silas 16 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Paul Silas 14 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Paul Silas 2 Nikola Vucevic 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Silas 2 * Nikola Vucevic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Silas 5 Nikola Vucevic 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Silas 9.4 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 9.9 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 2.1 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.6 * Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.2 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Silas 11,782 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Paul Silas 12,357 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Paul Silas 2,572 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Paul Silas 358 * Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Paul Silas 138 * Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Paul Silas 1,254 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Silas .432 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Paul Silas - * Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Paul Silas .673 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Silas 17.5 (1972) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 13.0 (1973) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 4.3 (1972) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Silas 6.9 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 9.4 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 2.1 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.8 * Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.3 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Silas 1,124 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Paul Silas 1,527 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Paul Silas 335 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Paul Silas 81 * Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Paul Silas 34 * Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Paul Silas 163 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Silas .397 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Paul Silas - * Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Paul Silas .692 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Silas 16.1 (1970) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 15.9 (1970) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 4.3 (1970) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) * Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.7 (1977) * Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)

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.