Horace Grant vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Horace Grant 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

Horace Grant

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Horace Grant: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Horace Grant 4 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Horace Grant 17 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Horace Grant 13 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Horace Grant 1 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Horace Grant 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Horace Grant 4 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.1 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.2 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 12,996 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 9,443 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Horace Grant 2,575 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Horace Grant 1,143 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Horace Grant 1,136 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Horace Grant 1,165 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .509 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .063 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .692 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 15.1 (1994) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 11.0 (1994) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.4 (1994) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.5 (1997) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (1992) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.6 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.1 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 1,907 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 1,457 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Horace Grant 360 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Horace Grant 171 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Horace Grant 173 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Horace Grant 170 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .530 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .125 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .714 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 16.2 (1994) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 10.4 (1996) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.0 (1992) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (2000) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.8 (1994) 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.