DeMarcus Cousins vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.