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.

St. Louis Hawks

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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
1964-65	St. Louis Hawks	79	0	1243	375	140			164	83	0	0	576	48	0	0	0	161	363
1965-66	St. Louis Hawks	46	0	586	173	70			61	35	0	0	236	22	0	0	0	72	175
1966-67	St. Louis Hawks	77	0	1570	482	207			213	113	0	0	669	74	0	0	0	208	527
1967-68	St. Louis Hawks	82	0	2652	871	399			424	299	0	0	958	162	0	0	0	243	1097
1968-69	Atlanta Hawks	79	0	1853	575	241			333	204	0	0	745	140	0	0	0	166	686
1969-70	Phoenix Suns	78	74	2836	804	373			412	250	0	0	916	214	0	0	0	266	996
1970-71	Phoenix Suns	81	0	2944	789	338			416	285	0	0	1015	247	0	0	0	227	961
1971-72	Phoenix Suns	80	0	3082	1031	485			560	433	0	0	955	343	0	0	0	201	1403
1972-73	Boston Celtics	80	0	2618	851	400			380	266	0	0	1039	251	0	0	0	197	1066
1973-74	Boston Celtics	82	0	2599	772	340			337	264	334	581	915	186	63	20	0	246	944
1974-75	Boston Celtics	82	0	2661	749	312			344	244	348	677	1025	224	60	22	0	229	868
1975-76	Boston Celtics	81	0	2662	740	315			333	236	365	660	1025	203	56	33	0	227	866
1976-77	Denver Nuggets	81	1	1959	572	206			255	170	236	370	606	132	58	23	0	183	582
1977-78	Seattle Supersonics	82	0	2172	464	184			186	109	289	377	666	145	65	16	152	182	477
1978-79	Seattle Supersonics	82	0	1957	402	170			194	116	259	316	575	115	31	19	98	177	456
1979-80	Seattle Supersonics	82	0	1595	299	113			136	89	204	232	436	66	25	5	83	120	315
Totals		1254	75	34989	9949	4293	0	0	4748	3196	2035	3213	12357	2572	358	138	333	3105	11782

Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	FT%	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Pts
1964-65	St. Louis Hawks	79	0	15.7	37.3	50.6	0.0	0.0	7.3	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.6
1965-66	St. Louis Hawks	46	0	12.7	40.5	57.4	0.0	0.0	5.1	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	3.8
1966-67	St. Louis Hawks	77	0	20.4	42.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	8.7	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	6.8
1967-68	St. Louis Hawks	82	0	32.3	45.8	70.5	0.0	0.0	11.7	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	13.4
1968-69	Atlanta Hawks	79	0	23.5	41.9	61.3	0.0	0.0	9.4	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	8.7
1969-70	Phoenix Suns	78	74	36.4	46.4	60.7	0.0	0.0	11.7	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	12.8
1970-71	Phoenix Suns	81	0	36.3	42.8	68.5	0.0	0.0	12.5	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	11.9
1971-72	Phoenix Suns	80	0	38.5	47.0	77.3	0.0	0.0	11.9	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	17.5
1972-73	Boston Celtics	80	0	32.7	47.0	70.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	13.3
1973-74	Boston Celtics	82	0	31.7	44.0	78.3	4.1	7.1	11.2	2.3	0.8	0.2	0.0	3.0	11.5
1974-75	Boston Celtics	82	0	32.5	41.7	70.9	4.2	8.3	12.5	2.7	0.7	0.3	0.0	2.8	10.6
1975-76	Boston Celtics	81	0	32.9	42.6	70.9	4.5	8.1	12.7	2.5	0.7	0.4	0.0	2.8	10.7
1976-77	Denver Nuggets	81	1	24.2	36.0	66.7	2.9	4.6	7.5	1.6	0.7	0.3	0.0	2.3	7.2
1977-78	Seattle Supersonics	82	0	26.5	39.7	58.6	3.5	4.6	8.1	1.8	0.8	0.2	1.9	2.2	5.8
1978-79	Seattle Supersonics	82	0	23.9	42.3	59.8	3.2	3.9	7.0	1.4	0.4	0.2	1.2	2.2	5.6
1979-80	Seattle Supersonics	82	0	19.5	37.8	65.4	2.5	2.8	5.3	0.8	0.3	0.1	1.0	1.5	3.8
Averages		1254	75	27.9	43.2	67.3	1.6	2.6	9.9	2.1	0.3	0.1	0.3	2.5	9.4

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Pts
1964-65	St. Louis Hawks	4	42	10	4			4	3	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	6	11
1965-66	St. Louis Hawks	7	80	18	5			11	8	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	11	18
1966-67	St. Louis Hawks	8	122	36	9			18	11	0	0	52	6	0	0	0	17	29
1967-68	St. Louis Hawks	6	178	51	22			38	27	0	0	57	21	0	0	0	17	71
1968-69	Atlanta Hawks	11	258	58	21			37	19	0	0	92	21	0	0	0	32	61
1969-70	Phoenix Suns	7	286	109	46			32	21	0	0	111	30	0	0	0	29	113
1972-73	Boston Celtics	13	512	120	47			50	31	0	0	196	39	0	0	0	39	125
1973-74	Boston Celtics	18	574	126	50			53	44	53	138	191	47	13	9	0	51	144
1974-75	Boston Celtics	11	405	92	42			25	16	46	84	130	40	12	2	0	45	100
1975-76	Boston Celtics	18	741	154	69			69	56	78	168	246	42	24	6	0	67	194
1976-77	Denver Nuggets	6	141	33	14			24	13	16	24	40	16	2	4	0	23	41
1977-78	Seattle Supersonics	22	605	94	33			60	41	73	114	187	36	12	6	30	59	107
1978-79	Seattle Supersonics	17	418	54	21			46	31	40	58	98	19	9	5	34	44	73
1979-80	Seattle Supersonics	15	257	43	13			13	11	33	42	75	15	9	2	9	29	37
Totals		163	4619	998	396	0	0	480	332	339	628	1527	335	81	34	73	469	1124

Postseason Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	Off	Def	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Pts
1964-65	St. Louis Hawks	4	10.5	40.0	75.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.8
1965-66	St. Louis Hawks	7	11.4	27.8	72.7	0.0	0.0	4.9	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	2.6
1966-67	St. Louis Hawks	8	15.3	25.0	61.1	0.0	0.0	6.5	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.6
1967-68	St. Louis Hawks	6	29.7	43.1	71.1	0.0	0.0	9.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	11.8
1968-69	Atlanta Hawks	11	23.5	36.2	51.4	0.0	0.0	8.4	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	5.5
1969-70	Phoenix Suns	7	40.9	42.2	65.6	0.0	0.0	15.9	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	16.1
1972-73	Boston Celtics	13	39.4	39.2	62.0	0.0	0.0	15.1	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	9.6
1973-74	Boston Celtics	18	31.9	39.7	83.0	2.9	7.7	10.6	2.6	0.7	0.5	0.0	2.8	8.0
1974-75	Boston Celtics	11	36.8	45.7	64.0	4.2	7.6	11.8	3.6	1.1	0.2	0.0	4.1	9.1
1975-76	Boston Celtics	18	41.2	44.8	81.2	4.3	9.3	13.7	2.3	1.3	0.3	0.0	3.7	10.8
1976-77	Denver Nuggets	6	23.5	42.4	54.2	2.7	4.0	6.7	2.7	0.3	0.7	0.0	3.8	6.8
1977-78	Seattle Supersonics	22	27.5	35.1	68.3	3.3	5.2	8.5	1.6	0.5	0.3	1.4	2.7	4.9
1978-79	Seattle Supersonics	17	24.6	38.9	67.4	2.4	3.4	5.8	1.1	0.5	0.3	2.0	2.6	4.3
1979-80	Seattle Supersonics	15	17.1	30.2	84.6	2.2	2.8	5.0	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.6	1.9	2.5
Averages		1254	28.3	39.7	69.2	2.1	3.9	9.4	2.1	0.5	0.2	0.4	2.9	6.9

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