Clyde Drexler vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Clyde Drexler 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

Clyde Drexler

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Drexler: 1983-84 to 1997-98
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Drexler 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Clyde Drexler 15 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Clyde Drexler 15 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Clyde Drexler 10 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Clyde Drexler 1 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Drexler 5 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Clyde Drexler 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Drexler 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 5.6 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.0 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 22,195 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 6,677 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 6,125 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 2,207 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 719 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Clyde Drexler 1,086 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .472 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .318 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .788 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.2 (1989) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 7.9 (1989) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 8.0 (1986) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.7 (1989) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.9 (1992) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.9 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.9 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 2,963 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 1,002 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 891 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 278 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 108 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Clyde Drexler 145 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .447 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .288 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .787 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.7 (1989) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 10.3 (1994) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 9.2 (1985) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 3.0 (1988) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.0 (1993) 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.