Paul Silas

Paul Theron Silas

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: July 12, 1943 in Prescott, Arizona
High School: McClymonds in Oakland, California
College: Creighton University
Draft: St. Louis Hawks, 2nd round (3rd pick, 10th overall), 1964 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 17, 1964
As Coach: 12 Yrs, 387-488, .442 W-L% (Full Record)

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All-Time Rank: #159. A.C. Green… #160. Walter Davis… #161. George McGinnis… #162. PAUL SILAS… #163. Jamal Mashburn… #164. Red Kerr… #165. Kiki Vandeweghe…

All-Time Rank: #159. A.C. Green… #160. Walter Davis… #161. George McGinnis… #162. PAUL SILAS… #163. Jamal Mashburn… #164. Red Kerr… #165. Kiki Vandeweghe…

Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1964-65	21	STL	NBA	PF	79	1243	140	375	.373			83	164	.506			576	48				161	363
1965-66	22	STL	NBA	PF	46	586	70	173	.405			35	61	.574			236	22				72	175
1966-67	23	STL	NBA	PF	77	1570	207	482	.429			113	213	.531			669	74				208	527
1967-68	24	STL	NBA	PF	82	2652	399	871	.458			299	424	.705			958	162				243	1097
1968-69	25	ATL	NBA	PF	79	1853	241	575	.419			204	333	.613			745	140				166	686
1969-70	26	PHO	NBA	PF	78	2836	373	804	.464			250	412	.607			916	214				266	996
1970-71	27	PHO	NBA	PF	81	2944	338	789	.428			285	416	.685			1015	247				227	961
1971-72	28	PHO	NBA	PF	80	3082	485	1031	.470			433	560	.773			955	343				201	1403
1972-73	29	BOS	NBA	PF	80	2618	400	851	.470			266	380	.700			1039	251				197	1066
1973-74	30	BOS	NBA	PF	82	2599	340	772	.440			264	337	.783	334	581	915	186	63	20		246	944
1974-75	31	BOS	NBA	PF	82	2661	312	749	.417			244	344	.709	348	677	1025	224	60	22		229	868
1975-76	32	BOS	NBA	PF	81	2662	315	740	.426			236	333	.709	365	660	1025	203	56	33		227	866
1976-77	33	DEN	NBA	PF	81	1959	206	572	.360			170	255	.667	236	370	606	132	58	23		183	582
1977-78	34	SEA	NBA	PF	82	2172	184	464	.397			109	186	.586	289	377	666	145	65	16	152	182	477
1978-79	35	SEA	NBA	PF	82	1957	170	402	.423			116	194	.598	259	316	575	115	31	19	98	177	456
1979-80	36	SEA	NBA	PF	82	1595	113	299	.378	0	0	89	136	.654	204	232	436	66	25	5	83	120	315
Career			NBA		1254	34989	4293	9949	.432	0	0	3196	4748	.673	2035	3213	12357	2572	358	138	333	3105	11782

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1964-65	21	STL	NBA	PF	79	15.7	1.8	4.7	.373			1.1	2.1	.506			7.3	0.6				2.0	4.6
1965-66	22	STL	NBA	PF	46	12.7	1.5	3.8	.405			0.8	1.3	.574			5.1	0.5				1.6	3.8
1966-67	23	STL	NBA	PF	77	20.4	2.7	6.3	.429			1.5	2.8	.531			8.7	1.0				2.7	6.8
1967-68	24	STL	NBA	PF	82	32.3	4.9	10.6	.458			3.6	5.2	.705			11.7	2.0				3.0	13.4
1968-69	25	ATL	NBA	PF	79	23.5	3.1	7.3	.419			2.6	4.2	.613			9.4	1.8				2.1	8.7
1969-70	26	PHO	NBA	PF	78	36.4	4.8	10.3	.464			3.2	5.3	.607			11.7	2.7				3.4	12.8
1970-71	27	PHO	NBA	PF	81	36.3	4.2	9.7	.428			3.5	5.1	.685			12.5	3.0				2.8	11.9
1971-72	28	PHO	NBA	PF	80	38.5	6.1	12.9	.470			5.4	7.0	.773			11.9	4.3				2.5	17.5
1972-73	29	BOS	NBA	PF	80	32.7	5.0	10.6	.470			3.3	4.8	.700			13.0	3.1				2.5	13.3
1973-74	30	BOS	NBA	PF	82	31.7	4.1	9.4	.440			3.2	4.1	.783	4.1	7.1	11.2	2.3	0.8	0.2		3.0	11.5
1974-75	31	BOS	NBA	PF	82	32.5	3.8	9.1	.417			3.0	4.2	.709	4.2	8.3	12.5	2.7	0.7	0.3		2.8	10.6
1975-76	32	BOS	NBA	PF	81	32.9	3.9	9.1	.426			2.9	4.1	.709	4.5	8.1	12.7	2.5	0.7	0.4		2.8	10.7
1976-77	33	DEN	NBA	PF	81	24.2	2.5	7.1	.360			2.1	3.1	.667	2.9	4.6	7.5	1.6	0.7	0.3		2.3	7.2
1977-78	34	SEA	NBA	PF	82	26.5	2.2	5.7	.397			1.3	2.3	.586	3.5	4.6	8.1	1.8	0.8	0.2	1.9	2.2	5.8
1978-79	35	SEA	NBA	PF	82	23.9	2.1	4.9	.423			1.4	2.4	.598	3.2	3.9	7.0	1.4	0.4	0.2	1.2	2.2	5.6
1979-80	36	SEA	NBA	PF	82	19.5	1.4	3.6	.378	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.7	.654	2.5	2.8	5.3	0.8	0.3	0.1	1.0	1.5	3.8
Career			NBA		1254	27.9	3.4	7.9	.432	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.8	.673	3.6	5.6	9.9	2.1	0.6	0.2	1.4	2.5	9.4

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1964-65	21	STL	NBA	PF	79	1243	4.1	10.9	.373			2.4	4.7	.506			16.7	1.4				4.7	10.5
1965-66	22	STL	NBA	PF	46	586	4.3	10.6	.405			2.2	3.7	.574			14.5	1.4				4.4	10.8
1966-67	23	STL	NBA	PF	77	1570	4.7	11.1	.429			2.6	4.9	.531			15.3	1.7				4.8	12.1
1967-68	24	STL	NBA	PF	82	2652	5.4	11.8	.458			4.1	5.8	.705			13.0	2.2				3.3	14.9
1968-69	25	ATL	NBA	PF	79	1853	4.7	11.2	.419			4.0	6.5	.613			14.5	2.7				3.2	13.3
1969-70	26	PHO	NBA	PF	78	2836	4.7	10.2	.464			3.2	5.2	.607			11.6	2.7				3.4	12.6
1970-71	27	PHO	NBA	PF	81	2944	4.1	9.6	.428			3.5	5.1	.685			12.4	3.0				2.8	11.8
1971-72	28	PHO	NBA	PF	80	3082	5.7	12.0	.470			5.1	6.5	.773			11.2	4.0				2.3	16.4
1972-73	29	BOS	NBA	PF	80	2618	5.5	11.7	.470			3.7	5.2	.700			14.3	3.5				2.7	14.7
1973-74	30	BOS	NBA	PF	82	2599	4.7	10.7	.440			3.7	4.7	.783	4.6	8.0	12.7	2.6	0.9	0.3		3.4	13.1
1974-75	31	BOS	NBA	PF	82	2661	4.2	10.1	.417			3.3	4.7	.709	4.7	9.2	13.9	3.0	0.8	0.3		3.1	11.7
1975-76	32	BOS	NBA	PF	81	2662	4.3	10.0	.426			3.2	4.5	.709	4.9	8.9	13.9	2.7	0.8	0.4		3.1	11.7
1976-77	33	DEN	NBA	PF	81	1959	3.8	10.5	.360			3.1	4.7	.667	4.3	6.8	11.1	2.4	1.1	0.4		3.4	10.7
1977-78	34	SEA	NBA	PF	82	2172	3.0	7.7	.397			1.8	3.1	.586	4.8	6.2	11.0	2.4	1.1	0.3	2.5	3.0	7.9
1978-79	35	SEA	NBA	PF	82	1957	3.1	7.4	.423			2.1	3.6	.598	4.8	5.8	10.6	2.1	0.6	0.3	1.8	3.3	8.4
1979-80	36	SEA	NBA	PF	82	1595	2.6	6.7	.378	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.1	.654	4.6	5.2	9.8	1.5	0.6	0.1	1.9	2.7	7.1
Career			NBA		1254	34989	4.4	10.2	.432	0.0	0.0	3.3	4.9	.673	4.7	7.4	12.7	2.6	0.8	0.3	2.1	3.2	12.1

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1964-65	21	STL	NBA	PF	79	1243	12.3	.406	.373				5.2							-0.9	2.1	1.2	.046
1965-66	22	STL	NBA	PF	46	586	11.4	.438	.405				4.9							-0.1	0.6	0.5	.040
1966-67	23	STL	NBA	PF	77	1570	12.9	.458	.429				6.1							0.1	1.7	1.8	.054
1967-68	24	STL	NBA	PF	82	2652	15.9	.519	.458				8.4							3.5	3.4	6.9	.125
1968-69	25	ATL	NBA	PF	79	1853	15.4	.475	.419				9.6							1.0	2.3	3.3	.085
1969-70	26	PHO	NBA	PF	78	2836	12.8	.505	.464				9.5							1.8	1.5	3.3	.056
1970-71	27	PHO	NBA	PF	81	2944	14.1	.494	.428			15.8	10.9							1.9	4.8	6.7	.110
1971-72	28	PHO	NBA	PF	80	3082	18.3	.549	.470			14.8	14.9							6.1	5.0	11.0	.172
1972-73	29	BOS	NBA	PF	80	2618	17.9	.523	.470			17.9	11.8							3.8	7.6	11.5	.210
1973-74	30	BOS	NBA	PF	82	2599	14.5	.513	.440	12.8	21.0	17.0	9.1	1.1	0.4				94	3.6	4.0	7.7	.141
1974-75	31	BOS	NBA	PF	82	2661	14.6	.482	.417	13.1	25.1	19.2	10.6	1.0	0.4				93	2.9	4.3	7.2	.130
1975-76	32	BOS	NBA	PF	81	2662	14.6	.488	.426	13.4	24.4	18.9	9.8	0.9	0.6				95	3.2	3.9	7.2	.129
1976-77	33	DEN	NBA	PF	81	1959	10.8	.425	.360	12.6	18.8	15.8	8.4	1.3	0.6				97	-0.2	2.8	2.5	.062
1977-78	34	SEA	NBA	PF	82	2172	10.2	.437	.397	13.0	18.4	15.6	8.5	1.4	0.4	21.8	12.2	93	98	0.0	3.0	3.1	.067
1978-79	35	SEA	NBA	PF	82	1957	10.4	.468	.423	13.9	17.0	15.5	7.3	0.7	0.5	16.7	11.7	104	102	1.3	2.6	3.9	.096
1979-80	36	SEA	NBA	PF	82	1595	8.2	.439	.378	13.4	15.4	14.4	5.0	0.7	0.2	18.8	10.9	99	104	0.2	2.0	2.2	.066
Career			NBA		1254	34989	13.9	.489	.432	13.2	20.6	16.6	9.4	1.0	0.5	19.3	11.7	98	97	28.2	51.7	79.9	.110

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1964-65	21	STL	NBA	PF	4	42	4	10	.400			3	4	.750			18	1				6	11
1965-66	22	STL	NBA	PF	7	80	5	18	.278			8	11	.727			34	2				11	18
1966-67	23	STL	NBA	PF	8	122	9	36	.250			11	18	.611			52	6				17	29
1967-68	24	STL	NBA	PF	6	178	22	51	.431			27	38	.711			57	21				17	71
1968-69	25	ATL	NBA	PF	11	258	21	58	.362			19	37	.514			92	21				32	61
1969-70	26	PHO	NBA	PF	7	286	46	109	.422			21	32	.656			111	30				29	113
1972-73	29	BOS	NBA	PF	13	512	47	120	.392			31	50	.620			196	39				39	125
1973-74	30	BOS	NBA	PF	18	574	50	126	.397			44	53	.830	53	138	191	47	13	9		51	144
1974-75	31	BOS	NBA	PF	11	405	42	92	.457			16	25	.640	46	84	130	40	12	2		45	100
1975-76	32	BOS	NBA	PF	18	741	69	154	.448			56	69	.812	78	168	246	42	24	6		67	194
1976-77	33	DEN	NBA	PF	6	141	14	33	.424			13	24	.542	16	24	40	16	2	4		23	41
1977-78	34	SEA	NBA	PF	22	605	33	94	.351			41	60	.683	73	114	187	36	12	6	30	59	107
1978-79	35	SEA	NBA	PF	17	418	21	54	.389			31	46	.674	40	58	98	19	9	5	34	44	73
1979-80	36	SEA	NBA	PF	15	257	13	43	.302	0	0	11	13	.846	33	42	75	15	9	2	9	29	37
Career			NBA		163	4619	396	998	.397	0	0	332	480	.692	339	628	1527	335	81	34	73	469	1124

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1964-65	21	STL	NBA	PF	4	10.5	1.0	2.5	.400			0.8	1.0	.750			4.5	0.3				1.5	2.8
1965-66	22	STL	NBA	PF	7	11.4	0.7	2.6	.278			1.1	1.6	.727			4.9	0.3				1.6	2.6
1966-67	23	STL	NBA	PF	8	15.3	1.1	4.5	.250			1.4	2.3	.611			6.5	0.8				2.1	3.6
1967-68	24	STL	NBA	PF	6	29.7	3.7	8.5	.431			4.5	6.3	.711			9.5	3.5				2.8	11.8
1968-69	25	ATL	NBA	PF	11	23.5	1.9	5.3	.362			1.7	3.4	.514			8.4	1.9				2.9	5.5
1969-70	26	PHO	NBA	PF	7	40.9	6.6	15.6	.422			3.0	4.6	.656			15.9	4.3				4.1	16.1
1972-73	29	BOS	NBA	PF	13	39.4	3.6	9.2	.392			2.4	3.8	.620			15.1	3.0				3.0	9.6
1973-74	30	BOS	NBA	PF	18	31.9	2.8	7.0	.397			2.4	2.9	.830	2.9	7.7	10.6	2.6	0.7	0.5		2.8	8.0
1974-75	31	BOS	NBA	PF	11	36.8	3.8	8.4	.457			1.5	2.3	.640	4.2	7.6	11.8	3.6	1.1	0.2		4.1	9.1
1975-76	32	BOS	NBA	PF	18	41.2	3.8	8.6	.448			3.1	3.8	.812	4.3	9.3	13.7	2.3	1.3	0.3		3.7	10.8
1976-77	33	DEN	NBA	PF	6	23.5	2.3	5.5	.424			2.2	4.0	.542	2.7	4.0	6.7	2.7	0.3	0.7		3.8	6.8
1977-78	34	SEA	NBA	PF	22	27.5	1.5	4.3	.351			1.9	2.7	.683	3.3	5.2	8.5	1.6	0.5	0.3	1.4	2.7	4.9
1978-79	35	SEA	NBA	PF	17	24.6	1.2	3.2	.389			1.8	2.7	.674	2.4	3.4	5.8	1.1	0.5	0.3	2.0	2.6	4.3
1979-80	36	SEA	NBA	PF	15	17.1	0.9	2.9	.302	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.9	.846	2.2	2.8	5.0	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.6	1.9	2.5
Career			NBA		163	28.3	2.4	6.1	.397	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.9	.692	3.2	5.9	9.4	2.1	0.8	0.3	1.4	2.9	6.9

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1964-65	21	STL	NBA	PF	4	42	3.4	8.6	.400			2.6	3.4	.750			15.4	0.9				5.1	9.4
1965-66	22	STL	NBA	PF	7	80	2.3	8.1	.278			3.6	5.0	.727			15.3	0.9				5.0	8.1
1966-67	23	STL	NBA	PF	8	122	2.7	10.6	.250			3.2	5.3	.611			15.3	1.8				5.0	8.6
1967-68	24	STL	NBA	PF	6	178	4.4	10.3	.431			5.5	7.7	.711			11.5	4.2				3.4	14.4
1968-69	25	ATL	NBA	PF	11	258	2.9	8.1	.362			2.7	5.2	.514			12.8	2.9				4.5	8.5
1969-70	26	PHO	NBA	PF	7	286	5.8	13.7	.422			2.6	4.0	.656			14.0	3.8				3.7	14.2
1972-73	29	BOS	NBA	PF	13	512	3.3	8.4	.392			2.2	3.5	.620			13.8	2.7				2.7	8.8
1973-74	30	BOS	NBA	PF	18	574	3.1	7.9	.397			2.8	3.3	.830	3.3	8.7	12.0	2.9	0.8	0.6		3.2	9.0
1974-75	31	BOS	NBA	PF	11	405	3.7	8.2	.457			1.4	2.2	.640	4.1	7.5	11.6	3.6	1.1	0.2		4.0	8.9
1975-76	32	BOS	NBA	PF	18	741	3.4	7.5	.448			2.7	3.4	.812	3.8	8.2	12.0	2.0	1.2	0.3		3.3	9.4
1976-77	33	DEN	NBA	PF	6	141	3.6	8.4	.424			3.3	6.1	.542	4.1	6.1	10.2	4.1	0.5	1.0		5.9	10.5
1977-78	34	SEA	NBA	PF	22	605	2.0	5.6	.351			2.4	3.6	.683	4.3	6.8	11.1	2.1	0.7	0.4	1.8	3.5	6.4
1978-79	35	SEA	NBA	PF	17	418	1.8	4.7	.389			2.7	4.0	.674	3.4	5.0	8.4	1.6	0.8	0.4	2.9	3.8	6.3
1979-80	36	SEA	NBA	PF	15	257	1.8	6.0	.302	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.8	.846	4.6	5.9	10.5	2.1	1.3	0.3	1.3	4.1	5.2
Career			NBA		163	4619	3.1	7.8	.397	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.7	.692	3.9	7.2	11.9	2.6	0.9	0.4	2.1	3.7	8.8

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1964-65	21	STL	NBA	PF	4	42	11.6	.468	.400				3.1							0.0	0.1	0.1	.103
1965-66	22	STL	NBA	PF	7	80	8.7	.394	.278				3.0							-0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.006
1966-67	23	STL	NBA	PF	8	122	8.2	.330	.250				6.5							-0.3	0.1	-0.1	-0.049
1967-68	24	STL	NBA	PF	6	178	16.5	.524	.431				16.5							0.3	0.2	0.4	.115
1968-69	25	ATL	NBA	PF	11	258	11.5	.411	.362				10.7							-0.1	0.4	0.3	.061
1969-70	26	PHO	NBA	PF	7	286	15.5	.459	.422				14.6							0.0	0.5	0.5	.090
1972-73	29	BOS	NBA	PF	13	512	12.6	.440	.392			19.3	9.3							-0.1	0.6	0.6	.053
1973-74	30	BOS	NBA	PF	18	574	13.0	.482	.397	9.9	25.2	17.6	10.5	1.1	0.8				91	0.5	1.1	1.6	.132
1974-75	31	BOS	NBA	PF	11	405	12.6	.485	.457	11.1	23.9	17.0	12.1	1.4	0.3				101	0.5	0.3	0.7	.085
1975-76	32	BOS	NBA	PF	18	741	13.3	.526	.448	11.3	24.0	17.7	8.0	1.5	0.5				92	0.9	1.5	2.3	.152
1976-77	33	DEN	NBA	PF	6	141	11.9	.471	.424	11.7	18.5	15.0	15.8	0.6	1.6				100	0.0	0.1	0.2	.057
1977-78	34	SEA	NBA	PF	22	605	10.0	.444	.351	12.2	19.4	15.8	7.7	1.0	0.5	19.9	10.0	101	101	0.3	0.7	1.0	.080
1978-79	35	SEA	NBA	PF	17	418	6.8	.492	.389	10.4	15.4	12.9	5.6	1.0	0.6	31.4	10.4	89	102	-0.2	0.5	0.3	.034
1979-80	36	SEA	NBA	PF	15	257	8.9	.380	.302	13.9	18.2	16.0	7.5	1.7	0.4	15.6	9.2	101	102	0.1	0.3	0.4	.077
Career			NBA		163	4619	11.7	.465	.397	11.3	21.4	16.7	9.5	1.2	0.6	23.1	10.0	97	97	1.8	6.6	8.3	.087

All-Star Games

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1971-72	28	PHO	NBA	PF	1	15:00	0	6	.000	2	3	.667		9	1			1	2
1974-75	31	BOS	NBA	PF	1	15:00	2	4	.500	2	2	1.000	0	2	2	4	0	2	6
Career			NBA		2	30	2	10	.200	4	5	.800	0	11	3	4	0	3	8

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 16 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Paul Silas		11.5	11.0	7.7	7.2	7.2	6.9	6.7	3.9	3.3	3.3	3.1	2.5	2.2	1.8	1.2	0.5
Chris Webber	88.2	11.0	10.7	9.3	8.6	8.3	7.8	6.9	4.4	4.0	3.6	3.4	3.4	1.9	1.1	0.1
Richard Jefferson	86.8	11.7	11.0	9.9	7.6	6.6	6.0	5.9	4.7	3.4	3.1	2.4	1.0
Ricky Pierce	86.5	9.4	8.3	7.9	7.8	7.7	6.7	5.8	4.0	3.1	3.0	2.7	2.2	1.8	1.5	0.3	-0.1
Lamar Odom	85.4	10.1	9.7	9.2	8.4	7.7	6.9	6.5	4.7	4.7	3.2	2.7	2.2	0.7	0.3
Bernard King	84.7	12.1	9.1	8.7	7.5	7.1	6.5	5.9	5.5	4.9	3.5	2.8	1.2	0.4	0.0
Andrei Kirilenko	83.7	11.6	9.2	7.9	7.3	7.1	6.0	6.0	5.5	4.6	4.5	4.4
Tom Chambers	83.6	11.2	9.2	7.4	6.4	6.1	5.9	5.4	4.8	4.5	4.4	4.3	3.9	3.3	2.5	0.1	-0.4
Clifford Robinson	83.4	9.6	8.7	8.0	7.5	7.1	6.8	6.6	5.4	5.3	4.6	4.4	4.3	4.2	2.0	1.7	0.3
Ben Wallace	83.3	11.6	10.6	10.2	10.1	8.5	8.2	7.0	5.6	4.7	3.8	3.6	3.6	2.9	1.9	1.4	-0.2
Terry Cummings	83.0	10.7	8.8	8.7	8.7	7.7	7.5	7.4	6.5	5.6	5.2	3.0	2.6	2.1	2.0	1.8	0.0

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Paul Silas		11.5	11.0	7.7	7.2	7.2	6.9	6.7	3.9	3.3	3.3	3.1	2.5	2.2	1.8	1.2	0.5
Chris Webber	88.2	11.0	10.7	9.3	8.6	8.3	7.8	6.9	4.4	4.0	3.6	3.4	3.4	1.9	1.1	0.1
Richard Jefferson	86.8	11.7	11.0	9.9	7.6	6.6	6.0	5.9	4.7	3.4	3.1	2.4	1.0
Ricky Pierce	86.5	9.4	8.3	7.9	7.8	7.7	6.7	5.8	4.0	3.1	3.0	2.7	2.2	1.8	1.5	0.3	-0.1
Lamar Odom	85.4	10.1	9.7	9.2	8.4	7.7	6.9	6.5	4.7	4.7	3.2	2.7	2.2	0.7	0.3
Bernard King	84.7	12.1	9.1	8.7	7.5	7.1	6.5	5.9	5.5	4.9	3.5	2.8	1.2	0.4	0.0
Andrei Kirilenko	83.7	11.6	9.2	7.9	7.3	7.1	6.0	6.0	5.5	4.6	4.5	4.4
Tom Chambers	83.6	11.2	9.2	7.4	6.4	6.1	5.9	5.4	4.8	4.5	4.4	4.3	3.9	3.3	2.5	0.1	-0.4
Ben Wallace	83.3	11.6	10.6	10.2	10.1	8.5	8.2	7.0	5.6	4.7	3.8	3.6	3.6	2.9	1.9	1.4	-0.2
Lou Hudson	82.9	11.1	10.1	9.7	9.3	8.8	7.9	5.9	4.9	4.2	3.3	2.7	2.2	0.8
Jerome Kersey	82.8	8.8	8.6	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.4	3.8	3.6	3.4	3.2	2.5	2.4	2.2	2.1	1.2	0.6	0.5

College

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			Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	College	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1960-61	17	CREIGHTON	21		225				96	119		568						546			.807		26.0	27.0
1961-62	18	CREIGHTON	25		213	524			125	215		563						551	.406		.581		22.0	22.5
1962-63	19	CREIGHTON	27		220	531			133	228		557						573	.414		.583		21.2	20.6
1963-64	20	CREIGHTON	29		210	529			117	194		631						537	.397		.603		18.5	21.8
Career			81		643	1584			375	637		1751						1661	.406		.589		20.5	21.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games 1972 NBA 1975 NBA	Honors 1963-64 NCAA AP All-America (3rd) 1970-71 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) 1971-72 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) 1972-73 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) 1974-75 NBA All-Defensive (1st) 1975-76 NBA All-Defensive (1st)	MVP Award Shares 1975-76 NBA 0.010 (14) Career 0.010 (163)	Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1974 Boston Celtics (NBA) 1976 Boston Celtics (NBA) 1979 Seattle SuperSonics (NBA)
Games 1967-68 NBA 82 (2) 1973-74 NBA 82 (1) 1974-75 NBA 82 (2) 1977-78 NBA 82 (3) 1978-79 NBA 82 (1) 1979-80 NBA 82 (2) Career NBA 1254 (21) Career 1254 (23)	Minutes Played Career NBA 34989 (62) Career 34989 (68)	Free Throw Attempts Career NBA 4748 (91) Career 4748 (96)	Offensive Rebounds 1973-74 NBA 334 (3) 1974-75 NBA 348 (2) 1975-76 NBA 365 (1) 1977-78 NBA 289 (7) Career NBA 2035 (85) Career 2035 (95)
Defensive Rebounds 1974-75 NBA 677 (8) 1975-76 NBA 660 (9)	Total Rebounds 1972-73 NBA 1039 (8) 1974-75 NBA 1025 (4) 1975-76 NBA 1025 (4) Career NBA 12357 (20) Career 12357 (21)	Personal Fouls Career NBA 3105 (55) Career 3105 (65)	Rebounds Per Game 1969-70 NBA 11.7 (9) 1972-73 NBA 13.0 (9) 1974-75 NBA 12.5 (7) 1975-76 NBA 12.7 (4) Career NBA 9.9 (46) Career 9.9 (55)
Offensive Rebound Pct 1973-74 NBA 12.8 (1) 1974-75 NBA 13.1 (3) 1975-76 NBA 13.4 (1) 1976-77 NBA 12.6 (5) 1977-78 NBA 13.0 (3) 1978-79 NBA 13.9 (3) 1979-80 NBA 13.4 (4) Career NBA 13.2 (8) Career 13.2 (8)	Defensive Rebound Pct 1974-75 NBA 25.1 (8) 1975-76 NBA 24.4 (9) Career NBA 20.6 (92) Career 20.6 (100)	Total Rebound Pct 1972-73 NBA 17.9 (7) 1974-75 NBA 19.2 (3) 1975-76 NBA 18.9 (5) Career NBA 16.6 (44) Career 16.6 (51)	Defensive Rating 1974-75 NBA 93.2 (10) Career NBA 96.8 (10) Career 96.8 (11)
Defensive Win Shares 1972-73 NBA 7.6 (2) 1974-75 NBA 4.3 (10) Career NBA 51.7 (39) Career 51.7 (41)	Win Shares 1971-72 NBA 11.0 (10) 1972-73 NBA 11.5 (7)	Win Shares Per 48 Minutes 1972-73 NBA .210 (4)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.111 (168)
NBA Elo Player Rating 155th (overall) as of May 23, 2013, 5:13AM

Transactions

May 4, 1964: Drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 2nd round (12th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

May 8, 1969: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Phoenix Suns for Gary Gregor.

March 14, 1972: Traded by the Phoenix Suns with cash to the Boston Celtics for Charlie Scott. Silas agreed to terms with Boston in September 1972 to complete the trade.

October 20, 1976: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Boston Celtics to the Denver Nuggets; the Denver Nuggets traded Ralph Simpson to the Detroit Pistons; and the Detroit Pistons traded Curtis Rowe to the Boston Celtics.

May 24, 1977: Traded by the Denver Nuggets with Marvin Webster and Willie Wise to the Seattle SuperSonics for Tom Burleson, Bob Wilkerson and a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Steve Sheppard).

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