Paul Silas

Paul Theron Silas , "Shotgun"
Born: July 12, 1943
Prescott, AZ USA
Position: F-C
High School: McClymonds
College: Creighton
Drafted: 1964, Round 2 Pick 3, #10 Overall
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 215
Career: 1964-65-1979-80
Coaching Career
Minor League Statistics

Paul Silas averaged 9.4 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in his 1254-game career with the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics and St. Louis Hawks. He began playing during the 1964-65 season and last took the court during the 1979-80 campaign.


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Player Totals:

Player Pos GP GS Min FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
1964-65St. Louis Hawks7901243375140164830057648000161363
1965-66St. Louis Hawks460586173706135002362200072175
1966-67St. Louis Hawks77015704822072131130066974000208527
1967-68St. Louis Hawks8202652871399424299009581620002431097
1968-69Atlanta Hawks790185357524133320400745140000166686
1969-70Phoenix Suns7874283680437341225000916214000266996
1970-71Phoenix Suns8102944789338416285001015247000227961
1971-72Phoenix Suns80030821031485560433009553430002011403
1972-73Boston Celtics80026188514003802660010392510001971066
1973-74Boston Celtics820259977234033726433458191518663200246944
1974-75Boston Celtics8202661749312344244348677102522460220229868
1975-76Boston Celtics8102662740315333236365660102520356330227866
1976-77Denver Nuggets811195957220625517023637060613258230183582
1977-78Seattle Supersonics82021724641841861092893776661456516152182477
1978-79Seattle Supersonics8201957402170194116259316575115311998177456
1979-80Seattle Supersonics8201595299113136892042324366625583120315
Totals1254753498999494293004748319620353213123572572358138333310511782


Player Averages:

Player Pos GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
1964-65St. Louis Hawks79015.737.350.60.00.07.30.60.00.00.02.04.6
1965-66St. Louis Hawks46012.740.557.40.00.05.10.50.00.00.01.63.8
1966-67St. Louis Hawks77020.442.953.10.00.08.71.00.00.00.02.76.8
1967-68St. Louis Hawks82032.345.870.50.00.011.72.00.00.00.03.013.4
1968-69Atlanta Hawks79023.541.961.30.00.09.41.80.00.00.02.18.7
1969-70Phoenix Suns787436.446.460.70.00.011.72.70.00.00.03.412.8
1970-71Phoenix Suns81036.342.868.50.00.012.53.00.00.00.02.811.9
1971-72Phoenix Suns80038.547.077.30.00.011.94.30.00.00.02.517.5
1972-73Boston Celtics80032.747.070.00.00.013.03.10.00.00.02.513.3
1973-74Boston Celtics82031.744.078.34.17.111.22.30.80.20.03.011.5
1974-75Boston Celtics82032.541.770.94.28.312.52.70.70.30.02.810.6
1975-76Boston Celtics81032.942.670.94.58.112.72.50.70.40.02.810.7
1976-77Denver Nuggets81124.236.066.72.94.67.51.60.70.30.02.37.2
1977-78Seattle Supersonics82026.539.758.63.54.68.11.80.80.21.92.25.8
1978-79Seattle Supersonics82023.942.359.83.23.97.01.40.40.21.22.25.6
1979-80Seattle Supersonics82019.537.865.42.52.85.30.80.30.11.01.53.8
Averages12547527.943.267.31.62.69.92.10.30.10.32.59.4

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player Pos GP Min FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
1964-65St. Louis Hawks4421044300181000611
1965-66St. Louis Hawks780185118003420001118
1966-67St. Louis Hawks81223691811005260001729
1967-68St. Louis Hawks6178512238270057210001771
1968-69Atlanta Hawks11258582137190092210003261
1969-70Phoenix Suns7286109463221001113000029113
1972-73Boston Celtics13512120475031001963900039125
1973-74Boston Celtics185741265053445313819147139051144
1974-75Boston Celtics1140592422516468413040122045100
1975-76Boston Celtics187411546969567816824642246067194
1976-77Denver Nuggets614133142413162440162402341
1977-78Seattle Supersonics226059433604173114187361263059107
1978-79Seattle Supersonics17418542146314058981995344473
1979-80Seattle Supersonics1525743131311334275159292937
Totals16346199983960048033233962815273358134734691124

Postseason Player Averages:

Player Pos GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
1964-65St. Louis Hawks410.540.075.00.00.04.50.30.00.00.01.52.8
1965-66St. Louis Hawks711.427.872.70.00.04.90.30.00.00.01.62.6
1966-67St. Louis Hawks815.325.061.10.00.06.50.80.00.00.02.13.6
1967-68St. Louis Hawks629.743.171.10.00.09.53.50.00.00.02.811.8
1968-69Atlanta Hawks1123.536.251.40.00.08.41.90.00.00.02.95.5
1969-70Phoenix Suns740.942.265.60.00.015.94.30.00.00.04.116.1
1972-73Boston Celtics1339.439.262.00.00.015.13.00.00.00.03.09.6
1973-74Boston Celtics1831.939.783.02.97.710.62.60.70.50.02.88.0
1974-75Boston Celtics1136.845.764.04.27.611.83.61.10.20.04.19.1
1975-76Boston Celtics1841.244.881.24.39.313.72.31.30.30.03.710.8
1976-77Denver Nuggets623.542.454.22.74.06.72.70.30.70.03.86.8
1977-78Seattle Supersonics2227.535.168.33.35.28.51.60.50.31.42.74.9
1978-79Seattle Supersonics1724.638.967.42.43.45.81.10.50.32.02.64.3
1979-80Seattle Supersonics1517.130.284.62.22.85.01.00.60.10.61.92.5
Averages125428.339.769.22.13.99.42.10.50.20.42.96.9

Awards

1970 - NBA All-Defensive Second Team
1971 - NBA All-Defensive Second Team
1972 - NBA All-Defensive Second Team
1974 - NBA All-Defensive First Team
1975 - NBA All-Defensive First Team


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