RJ Barrett vs. Paul Silas Comparison

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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team RJ Barrett 0 Paul Silas 2 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.