Paul Pierce vs. Paul Silas Comparison

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

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Paul Silas 0 *

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

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

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) 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.