Enes Kanter vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Enes Kanter 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

Enes Kanter

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Enes Kanter: 2011-12 to 2021-22
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Enes Kanter 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Enes Kanter 11 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Enes Kanter 6 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Enes Kanter 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Enes Kanter 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Enes Kanter 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.2 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 7.8 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.9 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.4 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 8,349 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 5,822 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Enes Kanter 638 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Enes Kanter 296 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 363 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Enes Kanter 748 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .548 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .289 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 15.5 (2015) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 11.0 (2021) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.7 (2019) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 (2018) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2020) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 7.6 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 5.9 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.6 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.3 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 450 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 346 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Enes Kanter 33 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Enes Kanter 16 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 30 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Enes Kanter 59 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .514 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .211 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.4 (2019) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 9.6 (2019) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.2 (2019) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2019) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 1.0 (2012) 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.