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Retired#36Forward1964–1979#309 all-time in points

Paul Silas

Paul Silas scored 11,782 points in 1,254 games, 309th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1971-72 at 17.5 points a game. He earned 4 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 7″ / 220 lb
Age83
PositionForward
BornJul 12, 1943
HometownPrescott, Arizona
Experience1964–1979
CollegeCreighton University
Draft1964 · round 2, pick 10
High schoolMcClymonds High School California, California
TeamsSt. Louis Hawks 1964–1967Atlanta Hawks 1968–1968Phoenix Suns 1969–1971Boston Celtics 1972–1975Denver Nuggets 1976–1976Seattle SuperSonics 1977–1979
Career points
11,782
1,254 games · 9.4 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#309
Also 322nd in assists, 21st in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1964–1979. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1979-80.

1979-80 season

SEA · 82 games
Points3153.8 per game
Rebounds5.3436 total
Assists0.866 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

4 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
3Legend
  • Rare AirCareer10,000 rebounds12,357 rebounds
  • ×2LegendSeasonAll-Star1971-72, 1974-75
  • LegendCareer10,000 points11,782 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring3 rings · 1973-74, 1975-76, 1978-79

Paul Silas career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1971-72 · 17.5 points per game

Paul Silas milestones

Career · regular season
11,782 career points
Retired 309th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points11,782Past 10,000 · 309th all-time
Rebounds12,357Past 10,000 · 21st all-time
Assists2,572Past 2,500 · 322nd all-time

Paul Silas career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Paul Silas stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1979-80SEA823153.85.30.8.378—.6540———
1978-79SEA824565.67.01.4.423—.598————
1977-78SEA824775.88.11.8.397—.586————
1976-77DEN815827.27.51.6.360—.667————
1975-76BOS8186610.712.72.5.426—.709————
1974-75BOS8286810.612.52.7.417—.709————
1973-74BOS8294411.511.22.3.440—.783————
1972-73BOS801,06613.313.03.1.470—.700————
1971-72PHX801,40317.511.94.3.470—.773————
1970-71PHX8196111.912.53.0.428—.685————
1969-70PHX7899612.811.72.7.464—.607————
1968-69ATL796868.79.41.8.419—.613————
1967-68STL821,09713.411.72.0.458—.705————
1966-67STL775276.88.71.0.429—.531————
1965-66STL461753.85.10.5.405—.574————
1964-65STL793634.67.30.6.373—.506————
Career16 seasons1,25411,7829.49.92.1.432—.6730——0

Paul Silas splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
73%
Threes
0%
Free throws
27%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Paul Silas facts
How many career points did Paul Silas score?

Paul Silas scored 11,782 career regular-season points in 1,254 games, 9.4 per game, which ranks 309th all-time.

What was Paul Silas’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1971-72 with PHX: 17.5 points, 11.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.

Where is Paul Silas from?

Paul Silas is from Prescott, Arizona. He played high school ball at McClymonds High School in California, California. He played college ball at Creighton University.

What teams did Paul Silas play for?

St. Louis Hawks (1964–1967); Atlanta Hawks (1968–1968); Phoenix Suns (1969–1971); Boston Celtics (1972–1975); Denver Nuggets (1976–1976); Seattle SuperSonics (1977–1979).