Larry Bird vs. Paul Silas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Silas and Larry Bird, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Larry Bird played 13 years in the NBA, 3 less than Paul Silas, who played 16. Larry Bird had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Paul Silas had his rookie season in 1964-65. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Larry Bird |
13 |
12 |
1979-80 to 1991-92 |
Paul Silas |
16 |
14 |
1964-65 to 1979-80 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
82 |
36.0 |
21.3 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
10.4 |
4.5 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
8.5 |
17.8 |
.474 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.406 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
.836 |
Paul Silas |
79 |
15.7 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.373 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
2.1 |
.506 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
9 |
41.3 |
21.3 |
2.4 |
8.8 |
11.2 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
9.2 |
19.7 |
.469 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
.267 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.880 |
Paul Silas |
4 |
10.5 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
82 |
39.5 |
21.2 |
2.3 |
8.6 |
10.9 |
5.5 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
8.8 |
18.3 |
.478 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.270 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
.863 |
Paul Silas |
46 |
12.7 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
5.1 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.405 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.574 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
17 |
44.1 |
21.9 |
2.9 |
11.1 |
14.0 |
6.1 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
18.4 |
.470 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.375 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
.894 |
Paul Silas |
7 |
11.4 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
4.9 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.278 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.727 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
77 |
38.0 |
22.9 |
2.6 |
8.3 |
10.9 |
5.8 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
9.2 |
18.4 |
.503 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.212 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
.863 |
Paul Silas |
77 |
20.4 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.8 |
.531 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
12 |
40.8 |
17.8 |
2.8 |
9.8 |
12.5 |
5.6 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
7.3 |
17.2 |
.427 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.167 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.822 |
Paul Silas |
8 |
15.3 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
6.5 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
1.1 |
4.5 |
.250 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.3 |
.611 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
79 |
37.7 |
23.6 |
2.4 |
8.6 |
11.0 |
5.8 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
18.7 |
.504 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.286 |
4.4 |
5.3 |
.840 |
Paul Silas |
82 |
32.3 |
13.4 |
- |
- |
11.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.9 |
10.6 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.2 |
.705 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
6 |
40.0 |
20.5 |
3.3 |
9.2 |
12.5 |
6.8 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
8.2 |
19.3 |
.422 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.250 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
.828 |
Paul Silas |
6 |
29.7 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
9.5 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
6.3 |
.711 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
79 |
38.3 |
24.2 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
10.1 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
9.6 |
19.5 |
.492 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.247 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
.888 |
Paul Silas |
79 |
23.5 |
8.7 |
- |
- |
9.4 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.2 |
.613 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
23 |
41.8 |
27.5 |
2.7 |
8.3 |
11.0 |
5.9 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
10.0 |
19.0 |
.524 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.412 |
7.3 |
8.3 |
.879 |
Paul Silas |
11 |
23.5 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
8.4 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
.362 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
3.4 |
.514 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
80 |
39.5 |
28.7 |
2.1 |
8.5 |
10.5 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
11.5 |
22.0 |
.522 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.427 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
.882 |
Paul Silas |
78 |
36.4 |
12.8 |
- |
- |
11.7 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.8 |
10.3 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
5.3 |
.607 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
20 |
40.8 |
26.0 |
2.7 |
6.5 |
9.1 |
5.8 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
9.8 |
21.3 |
.461 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.280 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
.890 |
Paul Silas |
7 |
40.9 |
16.1 |
- |
- |
15.9 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
6.6 |
15.6 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.6 |
.656 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
82 |
38.0 |
25.8 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
6.8 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
9.7 |
19.6 |
.496 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.423 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
.896 |
Paul Silas |
81 |
36.3 |
11.9 |
- |
- |
12.5 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
4.2 |
9.7 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.1 |
.685 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
18 |
42.8 |
25.9 |
1.9 |
7.4 |
9.3 |
8.2 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
9.5 |
18.4 |
.517 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.411 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
.927 |
Paul Silas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
74 |
40.6 |
28.1 |
1.7 |
7.5 |
9.2 |
7.6 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
10.6 |
20.2 |
.525 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.400 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
.910 |
Paul Silas |
80 |
38.5 |
17.5 |
- |
- |
11.9 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
6.1 |
12.9 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
7.0 |
.773 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
23 |
44.1 |
27.0 |
1.8 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
9.4 |
19.7 |
.476 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.341 |
7.7 |
8.4 |
.912 |
Paul Silas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
76 |
39.0 |
29.9 |
1.4 |
7.8 |
9.3 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
11.6 |
22.0 |
.527 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.414 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
.916 |
Paul Silas |
80 |
32.7 |
13.3 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.8 |
.700 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
17 |
44.9 |
24.5 |
1.7 |
7.1 |
8.8 |
6.8 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
8.9 |
19.9 |
.450 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
.375 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
.894 |
Paul Silas |
13 |
39.4 |
9.6 |
- |
- |
15.1 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.6 |
9.2 |
.392 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.8 |
.620 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
6 |
31.5 |
19.3 |
0.2 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
8.2 |
17.3 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
3.2 |
.947 |
Paul Silas |
82 |
31.7 |
11.5 |
4.1 |
7.1 |
11.2 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
- |
3.0 |
4.1 |
9.4 |
.440 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
18 |
31.9 |
8.0 |
2.9 |
7.7 |
10.6 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
- |
2.8 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.830 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
75 |
39.3 |
24.3 |
1.2 |
8.3 |
9.5 |
7.5 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
9.6 |
20.2 |
.473 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.333 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
.930 |
Paul Silas |
82 |
32.5 |
10.6 |
4.2 |
8.3 |
12.5 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
- |
2.8 |
3.8 |
9.1 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.709 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
5 |
41.4 |
24.4 |
1.4 |
7.8 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
8.8 |
19.8 |
.444 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.263 |
5.8 |
6.4 |
.906 |
Paul Silas |
11 |
36.8 |
9.1 |
4.2 |
7.6 |
11.8 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
- |
4.1 |
3.8 |
8.4 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.640 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
60 |
38.0 |
19.4 |
0.9 |
7.6 |
8.5 |
7.2 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
7.7 |
17.0 |
.454 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.389 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.891 |
Paul Silas |
81 |
32.9 |
10.7 |
4.5 |
8.1 |
12.7 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
- |
2.8 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.1 |
.709 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
10 |
39.6 |
17.1 |
0.8 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
15.2 |
.408 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
.143 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
.863 |
Paul Silas |
18 |
41.2 |
10.8 |
4.3 |
9.3 |
13.7 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
- |
3.7 |
3.8 |
8.6 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.812 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
45 |
36.9 |
20.2 |
1.0 |
8.6 |
9.6 |
6.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
7.8 |
16.8 |
.466 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.406 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
.926 |
Paul Silas |
81 |
24.2 |
7.2 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
- |
2.3 |
2.5 |
7.1 |
.360 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.1 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
4 |
26.8 |
11.3 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
10.5 |
.500 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
Paul Silas |
6 |
23.5 |
6.8 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
- |
3.8 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
4.0 |
.542 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
82 |
26.5 |
5.8 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
8.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.3 |
.586 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
22 |
27.5 |
4.9 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
8.5 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
.351 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.683 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
82 |
23.9 |
5.6 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.423 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.4 |
.598 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
17 |
24.6 |
4.3 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.389 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.7 |
.674 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
82 |
19.5 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.378 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.7 |
.654 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Larry Bird |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
15 |
17.1 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.302 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.846 |