Tim Hardaway vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Tim Hardaway 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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Hardaway 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 0 Paul Silas 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) 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.