Zach LaVine vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Zach LaVine 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
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2024-25
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 11 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Zach LaVine 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zach LaVine 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 13,590 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,665 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,595 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Zach LaVine 571 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 183 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 654 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .470 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .391 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .833 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.