James Silas

James Edward Silas (Snake, Captain Late)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: February 11, 1949 in Tallulah, Louisiana
High School: McCall in Tallulah, Louisiana
College: Stephen F. Austin State University

Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 5th round (7th pick, 70th overall) of the 1972 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1972-73	23	DLC	ABA	78		2417	341	679	.502	0	0		389	467	.833	109	227	336	244			192	262	1071
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	84		3096	486	1017	.478	0	1	.000	349	420	.831	83	260	343	319	90	8	220	256	1321
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	82		3105	578	1136	.509	0	2	.000	430	486	.885	73	237	310	398	111	17	230	232	1586
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	84		3112	718	1384	.519	0	2	.000	564	647	.872	111	224	335	452	155	24	254	263	2000
1976-77	27	SAS	NBA	22		356	61	142	.430				87	107	.813	7	25	32	50	13	3		36	209
1977-78	28	SAS	NBA	37		311	43	97	.443				60	73	.822	4	19	23	38	11	1	30	29	146
1978-79	29	SAS	NBA	79		2171	466	922	.505				334	402	.831	35	148	183	273	76	20	199	215	1266
1979-80	30	SAS	NBA	77		2293	513	999	.514	0	4	.000	339	382	.887	45	122	167	347	61	14	192	206	1365
1980-81	31	SAS	NBA	75		2055	476	997	.477	0	2	.000	374	440	.850	44	187	231	285	51	12	159	129	1326
1981-82	32	CLE	NBA	67	34	1447	251	573	.438	0	5	.000	246	286	.860	26	83	109	222	40	6	107	109	748
Career			TOT	685	34	20363	3933	7946	.495	0	16	.000	3172	3710	.855	537	1532	2069	2628	608	105	1583	1737	11038
			NBA	357	34	8633	1810	3730	.485	0	11	.000	1440	1690	.852	161	584	745	1215	252	56	687	724	5060
			ABA	328		11730	2123	4216	.504	0	5	.000	1732	2020	.857	376	948	1324	1413	356	49	896	1013	5978

Per Game

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1972-73	23	DLC	ABA	78		31.0	4.4	8.7	.502	0.0	0.0		5.0	6.0	.833	1.4	2.9	4.3	3.1			2.5	3.4	13.7
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	84		36.9	5.8	12.1	.478	0.0	0.0	.000	4.2	5.0	.831	1.0	3.1	4.1	3.8	1.1	0.1	2.6	3.0	15.7
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	82		37.9	7.0	13.9	.509	0.0	0.0	.000	5.2	5.9	.885	0.9	2.9	3.8	4.9	1.4	0.2	2.8	2.8	19.3
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	84		37.0	8.5	16.5	.519	0.0	0.0	.000	6.7	7.7	.872	1.3	2.7	4.0	5.4	1.8	0.3	3.0	3.1	23.8
1976-77	27	SAS	NBA	22		16.2	2.8	6.5	.430				4.0	4.9	.813	0.3	1.1	1.5	2.3	0.6	0.1		1.6	9.5
1977-78	28	SAS	NBA	37		8.4	1.2	2.6	.443				1.6	2.0	.822	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.8	0.8	3.9
1978-79	29	SAS	NBA	79		27.5	5.9	11.7	.505				4.2	5.1	.831	0.4	1.9	2.3	3.5	1.0	0.3	2.5	2.7	16.0
1979-80	30	SAS	NBA	77		29.8	6.7	13.0	.514	0.0	0.1	.000	4.4	5.0	.887	0.6	1.6	2.2	4.5	0.8	0.2	2.5	2.7	17.7
1980-81	31	SAS	NBA	75		27.4	6.3	13.3	.477	0.0	0.0	.000	5.0	5.9	.850	0.6	2.5	3.1	3.8	0.7	0.2	2.1	1.7	17.7
1981-82	32	CLE	NBA	67	34	21.6	3.7	8.6	.438	0.0	0.1	.000	3.7	4.3	.860	0.4	1.2	1.6	3.3	0.6	0.1	1.6	1.6	11.2
Career			TOT	685	34	29.7	5.7	11.6	.495	0.0	0.0	.000	4.6	5.4	.855	0.8	2.2	3.0	3.8	1.0	0.2	2.4	2.5	16.1
			NBA	357	34	24.2	5.1	10.4	.485	0.0	0.1	.000	4.0	4.7	.852	0.5	1.6	2.1	3.4	0.7	0.2	2.1	2.0	14.2
			ABA	328		35.8	6.5	12.9	.504	0.0	0.0	.000	5.3	6.2	.857	1.1	2.9	4.0	4.3	1.4	0.2	2.7	3.1	18.2

Per 36 Minutes

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1972-73	23	DLC	ABA	78		2417	5.1	10.1	.502	0.0	0.0		5.8	7.0	.833	1.6	3.4	5.0	3.6			2.9	3.9	16.0
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	84		3096	5.7	11.8	.478	0.0	0.0	.000	4.1	4.9	.831	1.0	3.0	4.0	3.7	1.0	0.1	2.6	3.0	15.4
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	82		3105	6.7	13.2	.509	0.0	0.0	.000	5.0	5.6	.885	0.8	2.7	3.6	4.6	1.3	0.2	2.7	2.7	18.4
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	84		3112	8.3	16.0	.519	0.0	0.0	.000	6.5	7.5	.872	1.3	2.6	3.9	5.2	1.8	0.3	2.9	3.0	23.1
1976-77	27	SAS	NBA	22		356	6.2	14.4	.430				8.8	10.8	.813	0.7	2.5	3.2	5.1	1.3	0.3		3.6	21.1
1977-78	28	SAS	NBA	37		311	5.0	11.2	.443				6.9	8.5	.822	0.5	2.2	2.7	4.4	1.3	0.1	3.5	3.4	16.9
1978-79	29	SAS	NBA	79		2171	7.7	15.3	.505				5.5	6.7	.831	0.6	2.5	3.0	4.5	1.3	0.3	3.3	3.6	21.0
1979-80	30	SAS	NBA	77		2293	8.1	15.7	.514	0.0	0.1	.000	5.3	6.0	.887	0.7	1.9	2.6	5.4	1.0	0.2	3.0	3.2	21.4
1980-81	31	SAS	NBA	75		2055	8.3	17.5	.477	0.0	0.0	.000	6.6	7.7	.850	0.8	3.3	4.0	5.0	0.9	0.2	2.8	2.3	23.2
1981-82	32	CLE	NBA	67	34	1447	6.2	14.3	.438	0.0	0.1	.000	6.1	7.1	.860	0.6	2.1	2.7	5.5	1.0	0.1	2.7	2.7	18.6
Career			TOT	685	34	20363	7.0	14.0	.495	0.0	0.0	.000	5.6	6.6	.855	0.9	2.7	3.7	4.6	1.2	0.2	2.8	3.1	19.5
			NBA	357	34	8633	7.5	15.6	.485	0.0	0.1	.000	6.0	7.0	.852	0.7	2.4	3.1	5.1	1.1	0.2	3.0	3.0	21.1
			ABA	328		11730	6.5	12.9	.504	0.0	0.0	.000	5.3	6.2	.857	1.2	2.9	4.1	4.3	1.4	0.2	2.7	3.1	18.3

Advanced

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	Usg%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	LS	WSAA
1972-73	23	DLC	ABA	78	2417	14.5	.605	.502	4.4	9.8	7.0	14.0			17.8	17.4
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	84	3096	14.6	.550	.478	2.9	9.2	6.0	15.5	1.5	0.2	15.5	19.7	107	103	12.2	9.8	22	14	4.0
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	82	3105	17.2	.587	.509	2.4	7.5	5.0	17.2	1.7	0.3	14.6	19.9	117	108	22.2	6.0	28	14	7.0
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	84	3112	21.2	.599	.519	3.7	6.9	5.4	20.0	2.2	0.4	13.2	23.8	119	106	29.2	7.7	37	12	12.5
1976-77	27	SAS	NBA	22	356	17.1	.553	.430	2.0	7.2	4.6	18.3	1.6	0.4				105
1977-78	28	SAS	NBA	37	311	13.3	.565	.443	1.4	6.1	3.9	14.9	1.6	0.2	18.9	19.8	105	105	1.5	0.5	2	2	0.0
1978-79	29	SAS	NBA	79	2171	16.0	.576	.505	1.8	6.9	4.4	16.2	1.5	0.5	15.3	22.6	109	106	10.8	4.8	16	13	1.5
1979-80	30	SAS	NBA	77	2293	16.7	.585	.514	2.1	5.6	3.9	20.1	1.2	0.3	14.1	22.4	114	113	15.5	0.8	16	13	1.5
1980-81	31	SAS	NBA	75	2055	19.4	.557	.477	2.4	9.5	6.1	20.7	1.2	0.3	11.8	26.1	115	109	16.4	4.2	21	8	6.5
1981-82	32	CLE	NBA	67	1447	15.7	.535	.438	1.9	6.9	4.3	22.4	1.3	0.2	13.3	22.9	109	115	3.8	0.3	4	13	-4.5
Career			TOT	685	20363	17.0	.576	.495	2.8	7.8	5.3	17.9	1.6	0.3	14.4	21.6	113	108	111.7	34.2	146	89	28.5
			NBA	357	8633	16.9	.566	.485	2.0	7.2	4.6	19.4	1.3	0.3	13.8	23.4	112	110	48.0	10.7	59	49	5.0
			ABA	328	11730	17.0	.586	.504	3.3	8.3	5.8	16.8	1.8	0.3	14.9	20.4	115	105	63.6	23.5	87	40	23.5

Playoffs

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				Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	7	294	49	105	0	1	26	38	8	38	32	14	1	21	15	124	.467	.000	.684	42.0	17.7	5.4	4.6
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	6	271	41	87	0	0	31	40	6	18	60	9	1	16	27	113	.471		.775	45.2	18.8	3.0	10.0
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	1	26	3	10	0	0	4	4	2	4	0	1	0	2	3	10	.300		1.000	26.0	10.0	4.0	0.0
1977-78	28	SAS	NBA	3	19	3	10			1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	7	.300		.500	6.3	2.3	0.0	0.3
1978-79	29	SAS	NBA	14	475	102	215			63	80	12	42	66	21	1	36	39	267	.474		.788	33.9	19.1	3.0	4.7
1979-80	30	SAS	NBA	3	90	16	36	0	0	11	11	1	7	9	6	1	5	8	43	.444		1.000	30.0	14.3	2.3	3.0
1980-81	31	SAS	NBA	7	161	27	69	0	0	26	32	5	15	19	4	0	18	9	80	.391		.813	23.0	11.4	2.1	2.7
Career			TOT	41	1336	241	532	0	1	162	207	34	124	187	56	4	99	102	644	.453	.000	.783	32.6	15.7	3.0	4.6
			NBA	27	745	148	330	0	0	101	125	18	64	95	32	2	60	57	397	.448		.808	27.6	14.7	2.4	3.5
			ABA	14	591	93	202	0	1	61	82	16	60	92	24	2	39	45	247	.460	.000	.744	42.2	17.6	4.3	6.6

All-Star Games

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	1	23	5	7	.714	11	11	1.000	1	3	5	2	0	2	3	21
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	1	23	6	10	.600	8	8	1.000		0	5				6	20
Career			ABA	2	46	11	17	.647	19	19	1.000	1	3	10	2	0	2	9	41

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games 1975 ABA 1976 ABA	Honors 1972-73 ABA All-Rookie (1st) 1974-75 ABA All-ABA (2nd) 1975-76 ABA All-ABA (1st)	MVP Voting Season Lg Share (Rank) 1980-81 NBA 0.004 (24)	Games 1973-74 ABA 84 (4) 1975-76 ABA 84 (3) Career ABA 328 (67)
Minutes Played 1973-74 ABA 3096 (8) 1974-75 ABA 3105 (9) 1975-76 ABA 3112 (5) Career ABA 11730 (48)	Field Goals 1975-76 ABA 718 (6) Career ABA 2123 (49)	Field Goal Attempts 1975-76 ABA 1384 (8) Career ABA 4216 (53)	Field Goal Pct 1975-76 ABA .519 (4) Career ABA .504 (7)
Free Throws 1973-74 ABA 349 (9) 1974-75 ABA 430 (4) 1975-76 ABA 564 (1) Career ABA 1732 (25)	Free Throw Attempts 1974-75 ABA 486 (6) 1975-76 ABA 647 (4) Career ABA 2020 (31)	Free Throw Pct 1972-73 ABA .833 (8) 1973-74 ABA .831 (9) 1974-75 ABA .885 (2) 1975-76 ABA .872 (2) 1979-80 NBA .887 (4) 1981-82 NBA .860 (6) Career ABA .857 (4) Career NBA .852 (33) Career .855 (31)	Defensive Rebounds Career ABA 948 (81)
Total Rebounds Career ABA 1324 (96)	Assists 1974-75 ABA 398 (10) 1975-76 ABA 452 (4) Career ABA 1413 (25)	Steals 1975-76 ABA 155 (5) Career ABA 356 (12)	Blocks Career ABA 49 (61)
Turnovers 1975-76 ABA 254 (7) Career ABA 896 (52)	Personal Fouls Career ABA 1013 (64)	Points 1974-75 ABA 1586 (10) 1975-76 ABA 2000 (4) Career ABA 5978 (43)	Minutes Per Game 1973-74 ABA 36.9 (9) 1975-76 ABA 37.0 (9)
Points Per Game 1975-76 ABA 23.8 (6)	Assists Per Game 1975-76 ABA 5.4 (5)	Steals Per Game 1975-76 ABA 1.8 (9)	Player Efficiency Rating 1975-76 ABA 21.2 (5)
True Shooting Pct 1972-73 ABA .605 (2) 1974-75 ABA .588 (5) 1975-76 ABA .599 (1) Career ABA .586 (3) Career NBA .566 (84) Career .576 (51)	Assist Pct 1975-76 ABA 20.0 (6)	Steal Pct 1975-76 ABA 2.2 (10)	Offensive Rating 1974-75 ABA 116.7 (2) 1975-76 ABA 118.8 (1) Career 113.3 (69)
Offensive Win Shares 1974-75 ABA 22.2 (3) 1975-76 ABA 29.2 (3) Career ABA 63.6 (4)	Defensive Win Shares Career ABA 23.5 (22)	Win Shares 1974-75 ABA 28 (9) 1975-76 ABA 37 (5) Career ABA 87 (4)	Loss Shares Career ABA 40 (21)
Win Shares Above Average 1975-76 ABA 12.5 (6) Career ABA 23.5 (7)

Salaries

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Season	Team	Lg	Salary
1979-80	San Antonio Spurs	NBA	$200,000
1980-81	San Antonio Spurs	NBA	$300,000
Career	(may be incomplete)		$500,000

Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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