Jimmy Butler vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jimmy Butler 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Paul Silas 5

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Paul Silas 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.