Cade Cunningham vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Cade Cunningham 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

Cade Cunningham

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cade Cunningham: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cade Cunningham 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Cade Cunningham 3 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Cade Cunningham 0 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Cade Cunningham 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Cade Cunningham 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cade Cunningham 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 20.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 5.0 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.5 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.0 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.5 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 2,758 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 696 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 892 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 144 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 72 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Cade Cunningham 138 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .432 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .329 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .858 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 22.7 (2024) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.2 (2023) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 7.5 (2024) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.2 (2022) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.7 (2022) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Cade Cunningham 0 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - 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.