Paul Silas stats

Last played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, 1979-80

Power forward

Age 83

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Paul Silas played 16 NBA seasons, 1964-65 to 1979-80.

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
9.4
REB
9.9
AST
2.1
STL
0.3
BLK
0.1
TS%
49.0
MIN
27.9
GP
1,254
Per game by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1964-65HAW4.67.30.6——40.615.779
1965-66HAW3.85.10.5——43.812.746
1966-67HAW6.88.71.0——45.820.477
1967-68HAW13.411.72.0——51.932.382
1968-69HAW8.79.41.8——47.523.579
1969-70PHX12.811.72.7——50.536.478
1970-71PHX11.912.53.0——49.436.381
1971-72PHX17.511.94.3——54.938.580
1972-73BOS13.313.03.1——52.332.780
1973-74BOS11.511.22.30.80.251.331.782
1974-75BOS10.612.52.70.70.348.232.582
1975-76BOS10.712.72.50.70.448.832.981
1976-77DEN7.27.51.60.70.342.524.281
1977-78OKC5.88.11.80.80.243.726.582
1978-79OKC5.67.01.40.40.246.823.982
1979-80OKC3.85.30.80.30.143.919.582

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
6.9
REB
9.4
AST
2.0
STL
0.5
BLK
0.2
TS%
46.4
MIN
28.3
GP
163

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
11,782
REB
12,357
AST
2,572
STL
358
BLK
138
TO
333
FGM
4,293
3PTM
0
Totals by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.3PTM: Three-point shots made.
1964-65HAW36357648———140—
1965-66HAW17523622———70—
1966-67HAW52766974———207—
1967-68HAW1,097958162———399—
1968-69HAW686745140———241—
1969-70PHX996916214———373—
1970-71PHX9611,015247———338—
1971-72PHX1,403955343———485—
1972-73BOS1,0661,039251———400—
1973-74BOS9449151866320—340—
1974-75BOS8681,0252246022—312—
1975-76BOS8661,0252035633—315—
1976-77DEN5826061325823—206—
1977-78OKC4776661456516152184—
1978-79OKC456575115311998170—
1979-80OKC31543666255831130

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
12.1
REB
12.8
AST
2.7
STL
0.4
BLK
0.1
TS%
49.0
MIN
27.9
GP
1,254

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1964-65HAW10.516.71.4——40.615.779
1965-66HAW10.814.51.4——43.812.746
1966-67HAW12.015.41.8——45.820.477
1967-68HAW14.913.02.2——51.932.382
1968-69HAW13.314.42.8——47.523.579
1969-70PHX12.711.62.7——50.536.478
1970-71PHX11.812.43.0——49.436.381
1971-72PHX16.411.14.0——54.938.580
1972-73BOS14.614.33.4——52.332.780
1973-74BOS13.112.72.60.90.251.331.782
1974-75BOS11.713.83.00.80.348.232.582
1975-76BOS11.713.92.70.80.448.832.981
1976-77DEN10.711.22.41.00.442.524.281
1977-78OKC7.911.02.41.10.343.726.582
1978-79OKC8.410.52.10.60.346.823.982
1979-80OKC7.09.81.50.60.243.919.582

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
1,254
ESPN
27,686.0
YAHOO
31,623.4
ESPN/G
22.1
YAHOO/G
25.2

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1964-65HAW79859.01,126.210.914.3
1965-66HAW46396.0491.28.610.7
1966-67HAW771,176.01,440.815.318.7
1967-68HAW822,181.02,489.626.630.4
1968-69HAW791,489.01,790.018.822.7
1969-70PHX782,120.02,416.227.231.0
1970-71PHX812,226.02,549.527.531.5
1971-72PHX802,856.03,063.535.738.3
1972-73BOS802,442.02,689.330.533.6
1973-74BOS822,398.02,570.029.231.3
1974-75BOS822,444.02,680.029.832.7
1975-76BOS812,446.02,667.530.232.9
1976-77DEN811,531.01,750.218.921.6
1977-78OKC821,280.01,584.715.619.3
1978-79OKC821,125.01,370.513.716.7
1979-80OKC82717.0944.28.711.5

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
83 yearsJul 12, 1943
Experience
17 yearsDebut 1964
Birthplace
Prescott, AZ
All-Defensive Second Team
3x
All-Defensive First Team
2x

Latest performance

Paul Silas

Apr 30 · @ LAL · L 111-105

MIN
20
PTS
2
REB
4
AST
3
FG%
50.0
3PTM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Wed, Apr 30atLALL 111-10524320
Sun, Apr 27vsLALL 98-9344014
Fri, Apr 25vsLALL 104-10028120
Wed, Apr 23atLALL 108-9927220
Tue, Apr 22atLALW 108-1072007
Sun, Apr 20vsMILW 98-9434220

What were Paul Silas's career stats?

Paul Silas played 16 seasons for the Hawks, the Suns, the Celtics, the Nuggets and the Thunder. His best season was 1971-72: 1,403 points, 955 rebounds and 343 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 14 postseasons, 1964-65 to 1979-80

Championships ×3

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 291st in points (11,782)
  • 20th in rebounds (12,357)
  • 285th in assists (2,572)

Among the 2,821 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

More on Paul Silas

Playoff series

Paul Silas played 163 games across 14 NBA postseasons in 30 series — 19 won, 11 lost.

Paul Silas's line in each playoff series
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1979-80PORWon 2-133.36.00.0
1979-80MILWon 4-372.14.91.3
1979-80LALLost 1-452.44.61.2
1978-79LALWon 4-154.06.61.4
1978-79PHXWon 4-375.36.01.0
1978-79WSHWon 4-153.24.61.0
1977-78LALWon 2-130.76.31.7
1977-78PORWon 4-265.87.80.7
1977-78DENWon 4-265.010.81.5
1977-78WSHLost 3-475.78.02.6
1976-77PORLost 2-466.86.72.7
1975-76LACWon 4-269.513.82.2
1975-76CLEWon 4-2610.013.32.2
1975-76PHXWon 4-2612.813.82.7
1974-75HOUWon 4-1510.48.44.2
1974-75WSHLost 2-468.014.73.2
1973-74LACWon 4-269.811.73.2
1973-74NYWon 4-157.610.81.2
1973-74MILWon 4-376.79.63.1
1972-73HAWWon 4-269.516.33.0
1972-73NYLost 3-479.714.03.0
1969-70LALLost 3-4716.115.94.3
1968-69HOUWon 4-265.08.21.7
1968-69LALLost 1-456.28.62.2
1967-68GSLost 2-4611.89.53.5
1966-67CHIWon 3-038.79.31.3
1966-67GSLost 2-350.64.80.4
1965-66WSHWon 2-022.04.51.0
1965-66LALLost 1-452.85.00.0
1964-65WSHLost 1-342.84.50.3

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

Paul Silas’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.