Rudy Gay vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy Gay 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.