Yao Ming vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Yao Ming 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) 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.