Tracy McGrady vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Tracy McGrady 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

Tracy McGrady

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tracy McGrady: 1997-98 to 2012-13
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tracy McGrady 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Tracy McGrady 16 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Tracy McGrady 9 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Tracy McGrady 7 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tracy McGrady 2 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tracy McGrady 7 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tracy McGrady 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tracy McGrady 0 Paul Silas 5

Scoring Leader Tracy McGrady 2 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 19.6 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 5.6 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 4.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.2 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 0.9 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tracy McGrady 18,381 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Tracy McGrady 5,276 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Tracy McGrady 4,161 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Tracy McGrady 1,136 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Tracy McGrady 807 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Tracy McGrady 938 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tracy McGrady .435 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Tracy McGrady .338 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Tracy McGrady .746 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 32.1 (2003) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 7.9 (2002) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 6.5 (2007) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.7 (2005) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.9 (2000) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 22.2 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 5.7 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 5.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.1 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 0.9 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tracy McGrady 1,109 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Tracy McGrady 286 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Tracy McGrady 249 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Tracy McGrady 53 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Tracy McGrady 47 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Tracy McGrady 50 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tracy McGrady .426 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Tracy McGrady .290 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Tracy McGrady .757 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 33.8 (2001) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 8.2 (2008) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 8.3 (2001) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 2.0 (2003) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.8 (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.