Paul Silas vs. Ben Wallace Comparison

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

vs.

Ben Wallace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80
Ben Wallace: 1996-97 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Silas 3 Ben Wallace 1

NBA Seasons Paul Silas 16 Ben Wallace 16

Playoffs Played Paul Silas 14 Ben Wallace 8

All-Star Games Paul Silas 2 Ben Wallace 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Silas 0 Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Silas 2 * Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Silas 5 Ben Wallace 6

Defensive Player of The Year Paul Silas 0 * Ben Wallace 4

Rebounds Leader Paul Silas 0 Ben Wallace 2

Blocks Leader Paul Silas 0 * Ben Wallace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Silas 9.4 Ben Wallace 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 9.9 Ben Wallace 9.6

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 2.1 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.6 * Ben Wallace 1.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.2 * Ben Wallace 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Silas 11,782 Ben Wallace 6,254

Total Rebounds Paul Silas 12,357 Ben Wallace 10,482

Total Assists Paul Silas 2,572 Ben Wallace 1,437

Total Steals Paul Silas 358 * Ben Wallace 1,369

Total Blocks Paul Silas 138 * Ben Wallace 2,137

Total Games Paul Silas 1,254 Ben Wallace 1,088

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Silas .432 Ben Wallace .474

3-Point Percentage Paul Silas - * Ben Wallace .137

Free Throw Percentage Paul Silas .673 Ben Wallace .414

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Silas 17.5 (1972) Ben Wallace 9.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 13.0 (1973) Ben Wallace 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 4.3 (1972) Ben Wallace 2.4 (2007)

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) * Ben Wallace 1.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) * Ben Wallace 3.5 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Silas 6.9 Ben Wallace 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 9.4 Ben Wallace 11.2

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 2.1 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.8 * Ben Wallace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.3 * Ben Wallace 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Silas 1,124 Ben Wallace 939

Total Rebounds Paul Silas 1,527 Ben Wallace 1,454

Total Assists Paul Silas 335 Ben Wallace 173

Total Steals Paul Silas 81 * Ben Wallace 199

Total Blocks Paul Silas 34 * Ben Wallace 250

Total Games Paul Silas 163 Ben Wallace 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Silas .397 Ben Wallace .482

3-Point Percentage Paul Silas - * Ben Wallace .000

Free Throw Percentage Paul Silas .692 Ben Wallace .418

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Silas 16.1 (1970) Ben Wallace 10.3 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 15.9 (1970) Ben Wallace 16.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 4.3 (1970) Ben Wallace 1.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) * Ben Wallace 2.5 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.7 (1977) * Ben Wallace 3.1 (2003)

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.