Shaquille O'Neal vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Paul Silas 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Paul Silas 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Shaquille O'Neal 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Paul Silas 5

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Paul Silas 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.