Pete Maravich vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Pete Maravich 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

Pete Maravich

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Pete Maravich 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 0 Paul Silas 5

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * 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.