Walt Bellamy vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Bellamy 0 * Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 Paul Silas 5

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Paul Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.