Jerry Lucas vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Jerry Lucas 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

Jerry Lucas

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry Lucas 0 * Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 0 Paul Silas 5

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.