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 advanced
- PER
- 13.9
- True shooting
- .489
- Effective FG
- .378
- Usage rate
- 11.7
- Win shares
- 80.0
- WS per 48
- .110
- Box plus/minus
- -0.6
- VORP
- 5.5
- Best season, WS
- 11.5
- Best season, BPM
- 1.0
- MVP vote shares
- 0.02
- Finals appearances
- 4
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | STL | 21 | 79 | 1,243 | 12.3 | .406 | .373 | – | -0.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .046 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | STL | 22 | 46 | 586 | 11.4 | .438 | .405 | – | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .040 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | STL | 23 | 77 | 1,570 | 12.9 | .458 | .429 | – | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | .054 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | STL | 24 | 82 | 2,652 | 15.9 | .519 | .458 | – | 3.5 | 3.4 | 6.9 | .125 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | ATL | 25 | 79 | 1,853 | 15.4 | .475 | .419 | – | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | .085 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | PHO | 26 | 78 | 2,836 | 12.8 | .505 | .464 | – | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | .056 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | PHO | 27 | 81 | 2,944 | 14.1 | .494 | .428 | – | 1.9 | 4.8 | 6.7 | .110 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | PHO | 28 | 80 | 3,082 | 18.3 | .549 | .470 | – | 6.1 | 5.0 | 11.0 | .172 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 29 | 80 | 2,618 | 17.9 | .523 | .470 | – | 3.8 | 7.6 | 11.5 | .210 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | BOS | 30 | 82 | 2,599 | 14.5 | .513 | .440 | – | 3.6 | 4.0 | 7.7 | .141 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | – | 94 |
| 1974-75 | BOS | 31 | 82 | 2,661 | 14.6 | .482 | .417 | – | 2.9 | 4.3 | 7.2 | .130 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | – | 93 |
| 1975-76 | BOS | 32 | 81 | 2,662 | 14.6 | .488 | .426 | – | 3.2 | 3.9 | 7.2 | .129 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | – | 95 |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 33 | 81 | 1,959 | 10.8 | .425 | .360 | – | -0.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | .062 | -1.7 | -0.7 | -2.4 | -0.2 | – | 97 |
| 1977-78 | SEA | 34 | 82 | 2,172 | 10.2 | .437 | .397 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | .067 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 | 0.4 | 93 | 98 |
| 1978-79 | SEA | 35 | 82 | 1,957 | 10.4 | .468 | .423 | 11.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | .096 | -1.0 | -0.2 | -1.2 | 0.4 | 104 | 102 |
| 1979-80 | SEA | 36 | 82 | 1,595 | 8.2 | .439 | .378 | 10.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | .066 | -2.0 | -0.9 | -2.9 | -0.4 | 99 | 104 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.