Paul Silas vs. Nick Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Young 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.

Nick Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80
Nick Young: 2007-08 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Silas 3 Nick Young 1

NBA Seasons Paul Silas 16 Nick Young 12

Playoffs Played Paul Silas 14 Nick Young 3

All-Star Games Paul Silas 2 Nick Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Silas 2 * Nick Young 0

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Silas 9.4 Nick Young 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 9.9 Nick Young 2.0

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 2.1 Nick Young 1.0

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.6 * Nick Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.2 * Nick Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Silas 11,782 Nick Young 8,194

Total Rebounds Paul Silas 12,357 Nick Young 1,427

Total Assists Paul Silas 2,572 Nick Young 687

Total Steals Paul Silas 358 * Nick Young 394

Total Blocks Paul Silas 138 * Nick Young 135

Total Games Paul Silas 1,254 Nick Young 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Silas .432 Nick Young .418

3-Point Percentage Paul Silas - * Nick Young .376

Free Throw Percentage Paul Silas .673 Nick Young .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Silas 17.5 (1972) Nick Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 13.0 (1973) Nick Young 2.7 (2011)

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 4.3 (1972) Nick Young 1.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) * Nick Young 0.7 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) * Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Silas 6.9 Nick Young 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 9.4 Nick Young 0.7

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 2.1 Nick Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.8 * Nick Young 0.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.3 * Nick Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Silas 1,124 Nick Young 148

Total Rebounds Paul Silas 1,527 Nick Young 26

Total Assists Paul Silas 335 Nick Young 8

Total Steals Paul Silas 81 * Nick Young 6

Total Blocks Paul Silas 34 * Nick Young 4

Total Games Paul Silas 163 Nick Young 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Silas .397 Nick Young .357

3-Point Percentage Paul Silas - * Nick Young .378

Free Throw Percentage Paul Silas .692 Nick Young .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Silas 16.1 (1970) Nick Young 8.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 15.9 (1970) Nick Young 1.1 (2012)

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 4.3 (1970) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) * Nick Young 0.5 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.7 (1977) * Nick Young 0.4 (2012)

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.