James Silas
SG · Cleveland Cavaliers
Seasons 1972-73–1981-82 · 10 on record · Ht 6-1 · b. 1949
2× All-Star
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Player info
| Position | SG |
|---|---|
| Number | #13 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Height | 6-1 |
| Weight | 180 lb |
| Born | 1949-02-11 |
| College | Stephen F. Austin |
| Drafted | 1972 · Round 5, Pick 70 · Houston Rockets |
| Seasons | 1972-73–1981-82 (10) |
Career averages
16.1 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.8 APG · 685 games · .495 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | DLC | 23 | 78 | 31.0 | .502 | — | .833 | 4.3 | 3.1 | — | — | 13.7 | 14.1 | .605 |
| 1973-74 | SAA | 24 | 84 | 36.9 | .478 | 0.000 | .831 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 15.7 | 14.6 | .550 |
| 1974-75 | SAA | 25 | 82 | 37.9 | .509 | 0.000 | .885 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 19.3 | 17.2 | .587 |
| 1975-76 | SAA | 26 | 84 | 37.0 | .519 | 0.000 | .872 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 23.8 | 21.2 | .599 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 27 | 22 | 16.2 | .430 | — | .813 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 17.1 | .553 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 28 | 37 | 8.4 | .443 | — | .822 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 13.3 | .565 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 29 | 79 | 27.5 | .505 | — | .831 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 16.0 | 16.0 | .576 |
| 1979-80 | SAS | 30 | 77 | 29.8 | .514 | 0.000 | .887 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 17.7 | 16.7 | .585 |
| 1980-81 | SAS | 31 | 75 | 27.4 | .477 | 0.000 | .850 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 17.7 | 19.4 | .557 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 32 | 67 | 21.6 | .438 | 0.000 | .860 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.2 | 15.7 | .535 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | DLC | 78 | — | 2,417 | 341 | 679 | .502 | 0 | 0 | 389 | 467 | 336 | 244 | — | — | 192 | 1,071 |
| 1973-74 | SAA | 84 | — | 3,096 | 486 | 1,017 | .478 | 0 | 1 | 349 | 420 | 343 | 319 | 90 | 8 | 220 | 1,321 |
| 1974-75 | SAA | 82 | — | 3,105 | 578 | 1,136 | .509 | 0 | 2 | 430 | 486 | 310 | 398 | 111 | 17 | 230 | 1,586 |
| 1975-76 | SAA | 84 | — | 3,112 | 718 | 1,384 | .519 | 0 | 2 | 564 | 647 | 335 | 452 | 155 | 24 | 254 | 2,000 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 22 | — | 356 | 61 | 142 | .430 | — | — | 87 | 107 | 32 | 50 | 13 | 3 | — | 209 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 37 | — | 311 | 43 | 97 | .443 | — | — | 60 | 73 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 146 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 79 | — | 2,171 | 466 | 922 | .505 | — | — | 334 | 402 | 183 | 273 | 76 | 20 | 199 | 1,266 |
| 1979-80 | SAS | 77 | — | 2,293 | 513 | 999 | .514 | 0 | 4 | 339 | 382 | 167 | 347 | 61 | 14 | 192 | 1,365 |
| 1980-81 | SAS | 75 | — | 2,055 | 476 | 997 | .477 | 0 | 2 | 374 | 440 | 231 | 285 | 51 | 12 | 159 | 1,326 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 67 | 34 | 1,447 | 251 | 573 | .438 | 0 | 5 | 246 | 286 | 109 | 222 | 40 | 6 | 107 | 748 |
| Career | 685 | — | — | 3,933 | 7,946 | .495 | 0 | 16 | 3172 | 3710 | 2069 | 2628 | 608 | 105 | 1583 | 11,038 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | DLC | 78 | 31.0 | 5.1 | 10.1 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | — | — | 2.9 | 16.0 |
| 1973-74 | SAA | 84 | 36.9 | 5.7 | 11.8 | .478 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 15.4 |
| 1974-75 | SAA | 82 | 37.9 | 6.7 | 13.2 | .509 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 18.4 |
| 1975-76 | SAA | 84 | 37.0 | 8.3 | 16.0 | .519 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 23.1 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 22 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 14.4 | .430 | — | — | 8.8 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | — | 21.1 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 37 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 11.2 | .443 | — | — | 6.9 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 16.9 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 79 | 27.5 | 7.7 | 15.3 | .505 | — | — | 5.5 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 21.0 |
| 1979-80 | SAS | 77 | 29.8 | 8.1 | 15.7 | .514 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 21.4 |
| 1980-81 | SAS | 75 | 27.4 | 8.3 | 17.5 | .477 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 23.2 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 67 | 21.6 | 6.2 | 14.3 | .438 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 18.6 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | DLC | 78 | 2,417 | 14.1 | .605 | 17.4 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 7.4 | .147 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | SAA | 84 | 3,096 | 14.6 | .550 | 19.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 7.9 | .123 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +1.8 |
| 1974-75 | SAA | 82 | 3,105 | 17.2 | .587 | 19.9 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 9.8 | .152 | +1.8 | -0.1 | +1.7 | +2.9 |
| 1975-76 | SAA | 84 | 3,112 | 21.2 | .599 | 23.8 | 10.5 | 2.7 | 13.1 | .202 | +3.4 | +0.0 | +3.4 | +4.2 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 22 | 356 | 17.1 | .553 | — | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .099 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -1.7 | +0.0 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 37 | 311 | 13.3 | .565 | 19.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .095 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -2.6 | +0.0 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 79 | 2,171 | 16.0 | .576 | 22.6 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 5.7 | .126 | +0.3 | -0.9 | -0.6 | +0.8 |
| 1979-80 | SAS | 77 | 2,293 | 16.7 | .585 | 22.4 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 5.5 | .116 | +1.4 | -1.9 | -0.5 | +0.9 |
| 1980-81 | SAS | 75 | 2,055 | 19.4 | .557 | 26.1 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 7.0 | .164 | +2.6 | -1.6 | +1.0 | +1.6 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 67 | 1,447 | 15.7 | .535 | 22.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | .078 | +0.9 | -1.6 | -0.7 | +0.5 |
| Career | 685 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60.1 | — | — | — | — | +12.7 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .300 | — | .322 |
| 1978-79 | 14 | 33.9 | 19.1 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | .474 | — | .534 |
| 1979-80 | 3 | 30.0 | 14.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | .444 | — | .526 |
| 1980-81 | 7 | 23.0 | 11.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | .391 | — | .481 |
| Career | 28 | 26.6 | 14.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .448 | — | .516 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 179 | 13.8 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 117–62 |
| Away | 178 | 14.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 63–115 |
| In wins | 180 | 14.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 180–0 |
| In losses | 177 | 13.5 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0–177 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 18 | 14.8 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 6–12 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 17 | 13.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 8–9 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 16 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 9–7 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 14 | 14.9 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 9–5 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 14 | 16.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 9–5 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 8 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 7–1 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 15 | 15.6 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 7–8 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 17 | 13.9 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 11–6 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 15 | 14.9 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 9–6 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 19 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 8–11 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 19 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 9–10 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 13 | 14.6 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 11–2 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 18 | 12.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 8–10 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 16 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 6–10 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 20 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 8–12 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 17 | 16.7 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3–14 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 17 | 15.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 7–10 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 14 | 14.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 7–7 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 15 | 16.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 10–5 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 2 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0–2 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 16 | 15.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 11–5 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does James Silas play for?
James Silas plays SG for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What are James Silas's career stats?
James Silas has averaged 16.1 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.8 APG over 10 seasons (1972-73–1981-82).
How tall is James Silas?
James Silas is 6-1 (180 lb).
When was James Silas drafted?
James Silas was drafted in 1972, round 5, pick 70, by the Houston Rockets.