Stephen Curry vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Stephen Curry 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2024-25
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 16 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Paul Silas 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Paul Silas 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Stephen Curry 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 0 Paul Silas 5

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Paul Silas 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry 24.7 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 25,386 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,819 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,540 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,553 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 265 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,026 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .423 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .911 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2025) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025) 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.