Dave Cowens vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Dave Cowens 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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Paul Silas 5

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * 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.