Tim Duncan vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Paul Silas 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Paul Silas 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Paul Silas 5

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.