Monta Ellis vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Monta Ellis 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

Monta Ellis

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monta Ellis: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monta Ellis 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Monta Ellis 12 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Monta Ellis 6 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Monta Ellis 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Monta Ellis 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Monta Ellis 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 17.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.5 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 4.6 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.7 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.3 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 14,858 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 2,874 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Monta Ellis 3,856 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Monta Ellis 1,409 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 281 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 833 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .451 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .314 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .772 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 25.5 (2010) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 5.0 (2008) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 6.0 (2013) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.2 (2010) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.5 (2016) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 13.7 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 2.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 3.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.5 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.2 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 521 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 106 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Monta Ellis 113 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Monta Ellis 56 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 8 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 38 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .427 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .298 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .755 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 26.0 (2015) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.9 (2016) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 5.5 (2013) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.5 (2013) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.6 (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.