Paul Arizin vs. Paul Silas Comparison

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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Arizin 0 * Paul Silas 2 *

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

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.