Spencer Haywood vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Spencer Haywood 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * 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.