Purvis Short
Small forward/Shooting guard | Retired
- Height: 2.01 m / 6 ft 7 in
- Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
- Age: 66
Purvis Short NBA career stats
Average stats per game by season
REGULAR SEASON
Career regular season average stats per game
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | GS | MIN | REB | AST | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | GSW | 75 | -- | 22.7 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 10.6 |
| FG: 47.9 3P: -- FT: 67.1 ST: 0.7 TO: 1.5 PF: 3.1 EF: 10.2 | ||||||||
| 1979-80 | GSW | 62 | -- | 26.4 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 17.0 |
| FG: 50.3 3P: 0.0 FT: 81.2 ST: 1.0 TO: 2.0 PF: 3.0 EF: 15.5 | ||||||||
| 1980-81 | GSW | 79 | -- | 29.2 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 16.1 |
| FG: 47.5 3P: 17.6 FT: 82.0 ST: 1.0 TO: 1.8 PF: 3.1 EF: 15.4 | ||||||||
| 1981-82 | GSW | 76 | 8 | 23.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 14.4 |
| FG: 48.8 3P: 21.4 FT: 80.1 ST: 0.9 TO: 1.6 PF: 2.9 EF: 13.2 | ||||||||
| 1982-83 | GSW | 67 | 57 | 35.8 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 21.4 |
| FG: 48.7 3P: 26.7 FT: 82.8 ST: 1.4 TO: 2.9 PF: 3.6 EF: 18.8 | ||||||||
| 1983-84 | GSW | 79 | 76 | 37.3 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 22.8 |
| FG: 47.3 3P: 30.6 FT: 79.3 ST: 1.3 TO: 2.9 PF: 3.2 EF: 18.8 | ||||||||
| 1984-85 | GSW | 78 | 77 | 39.5 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 28.0 |
| FG: 46.0 3P: 31.3 FT: 81.7 ST: 1.5 TO: 3.1 PF: 3.3 EF: 21.1 | ||||||||
| 1985-86 | GSW | 64 | 63 | 37.9 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 25.5 |
| FG: 48.2 3P: 30.6 FT: 86.5 ST: 1.4 TO: 2.9 PF: 3.6 EF: 21.8 | ||||||||
| 1986-87 | GSW | 34 | 15 | 27.9 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 18.3 |
| FG: 47.9 3P: 23.5 FT: 85.6 ST: 1.3 TO: 2.0 PF: 3.0 EF: 16.0 | ||||||||
| 1987-88 | HOU | 81 | 11 | 24.1 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 14.3 |
| FG: 48.1 3P: 23.8 FT: 85.8 ST: 0.7 TO: 1.5 PF: 2.4 EF: 11.7 | ||||||||
| 1988-89 | HOU | 65 | 16 | 17.8 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 7.4 |
| FG: 41.3 3P: 27.3 FT: 86.5 ST: 0.7 TO: 1.1 PF: 1.8 EF: 7.1 | ||||||||
| 1989-90 | NJN | 82 | 24 | 27.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 13.1 |
| FG: 45.5 3P: 28.6 FT: 83.5 ST: 0.8 TO: 1.5 PF: 2.5 EF: 10.7 | ||||||||
| Total | 842 | 347 | 29.2 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 17.3 | |
| FG: 47.4 3P: 28.2 FT: 82.4 ST: 1.0 TO: 2.0 PF: 2.9 EF: 14.9 | ||||||||
PLAYOFFS
Career playoff average stats per game
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | GS | MIN | REB | AST | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | GSW | 10 | 0 | 25.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 14.6 |
| FG: 46.3 3P: 0.0 FT: 88.9 ST: 1.2 TO: 2.1 PF: 3.4 EF: 12.9 | ||||||||
| 1987-88 | HOU | 4 | 0 | 17.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.5 |
| FG: 26.9 3P: 0.0 FT: 100.0 ST: 0.3 TO: 1.0 PF: 2.0 EF: 2.5 | ||||||||
| 1988-89 | HOU | 4 | 0 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| FG: 38.1 3P: 0.0 FT: 60.0 ST: 0.0 TO: 0.3 PF: 1.8 EF: 3.3 | ||||||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 20.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 10.4 | |
| FG: 42.4 3P: 0.0 FT: 87.8 ST: 0.7 TO: 1.4 PF: 2.7 EF: 8.4 | ||||||||
Career total stats by season
REGULAR SEASON
Career regular totals per season
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | GS | MIN | REB | AST | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | GSW | 75 | -- | 1703 | 347 | 97 | 12 | 795 |
| FG: 369/771 3P: --/-- FT: 57/85 ST: 54 TO: 111 FP: 233 EF: 764 | ||||||||
| 1979-80 | GSW | 62 | -- | 1636 | 316 | 123 | 9 | 1056 |
| FG: 461/916 3P: 0/6 FT: 134/165 ST: 63 TO: 122 FP: 186 EF: 959 | ||||||||
| 1980-81 | GSW | 79 | -- | 2309 | 391 | 249 | 19 | 1269 |
| FG: 549/1157 3P: 3/17 FT: 168/205 ST: 78 TO: 143 FP: 244 EF: 1218 | ||||||||
| 1981-82 | GSW | 76 | 8 | 1782 | 266 | 209 | 10 | 1095 |
| FG: 456/935 3P: 6/28 FT: 177/221 ST: 65 TO: 122 FP: 220 EF: 1000 | ||||||||
| 1982-83 | GSW | 67 | 57 | 2397 | 354 | 228 | 14 | 1437 |
| FG: 589/1209 3P: 4/15 FT: 255/308 ST: 94 TO: 194 FP: 242 EF: 1260 | ||||||||
| 1983-84 | GSW | 79 | 76 | 2945 | 438 | 246 | 11 | 1803 |
| FG: 714/1509 3P: 22/72 FT: 353/445 ST: 103 TO: 228 FP: 252 EF: 1486 | ||||||||
| 1984-85 | GSW | 78 | 77 | 3081 | 398 | 234 | 27 | 2186 |
| FG: 819/1780 3P: 47/150 FT: 501/613 ST: 116 TO: 241 FP: 255 EF: 1647 | ||||||||
| 1985-86 | GSW | 64 | 63 | 2427 | 329 | 237 | 22 | 1632 |
| FG: 633/1313 3P: 15/49 FT: 351/406 ST: 92 TO: 184 FP: 229 EF: 1393 | ||||||||
| 1986-87 | GSW | 34 | 15 | 950 | 137 | 86 | 7 | 621 |
| FG: 240/501 3P: 4/17 FT: 137/160 ST: 45 TO: 68 FP: 103 EF: 544 | ||||||||
| 1987-88 | HOU | 81 | 11 | 1949 | 222 | 162 | 14 | 1159 |
| FG: 474/986 3P: 5/21 FT: 206/240 ST: 58 TO: 118 FP: 197 EF: 951 | ||||||||
| 1988-89 | HOU | 65 | 16 | 1157 | 179 | 107 | 13 | 482 |
| FG: 198/480 3P: 9/33 FT: 77/89 ST: 44 TO: 70 FP: 116 EF: 461 | ||||||||
| 1989-90 | NJN | 82 | 24 | 2213 | 248 | 145 | 20 | 1072 |
| FG: 432/950 3P: 10/35 FT: 198/237 ST: 66 TO: 119 FP: 202 EF: 875 | ||||||||
| Total | 842 | 347 | 24549 | 3625 | 2123 | 178 | 14607 | |
| FG: 5934/12507 3P: 125/443 FT: 2614/3174 ST: 878 TO: 1720 FP: 2479 EF: 12558 | ||||||||
PLAYOFFS
Career playoff totals per season
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | GS | MIN | REB | AST | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | GSW | 10 | 0 | 253 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 146 |
| FG: 57/123 3P: 0/2 FT: 32/36 ST: 12 TO: 21 FP: 34 EF: 129 | ||||||||
| 1987-88 | HOU | 4 | 0 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| FG: 7/26 3P: 0/1 FT: 8/8 ST: 1 TO: 4 FP: 8 EF: 10 | ||||||||
| 1988-89 | HOU | 4 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| FG: 8/21 3P: 0/2 FT: 3/5 ST: 0 TO: 1 FP: 7 EF: 13 | ||||||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 361 | 51 | 29 | 2 | 187 | |
| FG: 72/170 3P: 0/5 FT: 43/49 ST: 13 TO: 26 FP: 49 EF: 152 | ||||||||