Paul Silas vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Silas 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Paul Silas 16 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Paul Silas 14 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Paul Silas 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Silas 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Paul Silas 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Silas 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Silas 2 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Silas 5 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Paul Silas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Paul Silas 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Silas 9.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 9.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.6 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.2 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Silas 11,782 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Paul Silas 12,357 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Paul Silas 2,572 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Paul Silas 358 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Paul Silas 138 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Paul Silas 1,254 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Silas .432 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Paul Silas - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Silas .673 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Silas 17.5 (1972) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 13.0 (1973) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 4.3 (1972) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Silas 6.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 9.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 2.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.8 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Silas 1,124 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Paul Silas 1,527 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Paul Silas 335 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Paul Silas 81 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Silas 34 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Paul Silas 163 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Silas .397 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Paul Silas - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Silas .692 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Silas 16.1 (1970) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 15.9 (1970) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 4.3 (1970) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.7 (1977) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.