Manu Ginobili vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Manu Ginobili 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

Manu Ginobili

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Manu Ginobili: 2002-03 to 2017-18
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Manu Ginobili 4 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Manu Ginobili 16 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Manu Ginobili 15 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Manu Ginobili 2 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Manu Ginobili 2 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Manu Ginobili 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Manu Ginobili 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 13.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.5 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 14,043 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 3,697 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 4,001 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 1,392 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 319 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Manu Ginobili 1,057 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .447 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .369 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .827 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 19.5 (2008) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.8 (2008) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.9 (2010) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.8 (2004) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.4 (2008) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 14.0 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 3,054 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 874 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 827 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 292 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 61 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Manu Ginobili 218 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .433 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .358 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .817 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 20.8 (2005) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 5.8 (2005) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 6.0 (2010) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 2.6 (2011) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.9 (2015) 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.