Bam Adebayo vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.