Rick Barry vs. Paul Silas Comparison

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

Rick Barry

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Paul Silas 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Barry 0 * Paul Silas 2 *

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

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Paul Silas 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Paul Silas 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Paul Silas 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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.