Paul Silas
- Seasons
- 1964-65 to 1979-80
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- Jul 12, 1943
- College
- Creighton
- Draft
- 1964, round 2, pick 12
3Championships
2All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 16 | 1,254 | 11,782 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 80.0 |
| Playoffs | 14 | 163 | 1,124 | 6.9 | 9.4 | 2.1 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | STL | 79 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 45-35 | Lost conf. finals | 2.8 | |
| 1965-66 | STL | 46 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 36-44 | Lost conf. finals | 2.6 | |
| 1966-67 | STL | 77 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 39-42 | Lost conf. finals | 3.6 | |
| 1967-68 | STL | 82 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 56-26 | Lost conf. finals | 11.8 | |
| 1968-69 | ATL | 79 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 48-34 | Lost conf. finals | 5.5 | |
| 1969-70 | PHO | 78 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 39-43 | Lost 2nd round | 16.1 | |
| 1970-71 | PHO | 81 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 48-34 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Defense 2nd |
| 1971-72 | PHO | 80 | 17.5 | 11.9 | 4.3 | 49-33 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Defense 2nd, All-Star |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 80 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 3.1 | 68-14 | Lost conf. finals | 9.6 | All-Defense 2nd |
| 1973-74 | BOS | 82 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 56-26 | Won title | 8.0 | |
| 1974-75 | BOS | 82 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 2.7 | 60-22 | Lost conf. finals | 9.1 | All-Defense 1st, All-Star |
| 1975-76 | BOS | 81 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 54-28 | Won title | 10.8 | All-Defense 1st |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 81 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 50-32 | Lost 2nd round | 6.8 | |
| 1977-78 | SEA | 82 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 47-35 | Lost Finals | 4.9 | |
| 1978-79 | SEA | 82 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 52-30 | Won title | 4.3 | |
| 1979-80 | SEA | 82 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 56-26 | Lost conf. finals | 2.5 |