Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Paul Silas 5

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Paul Silas 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (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.