Purvis Short
- Seasons
- 1978-79 to 1989-90
- Position
- F-G
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Jul 2, 1957
- College
- Jackson State University
- Draft
- 1978, round 1, pick 5
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 12 | 842 | 14,607 | 17.3 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 51.1 |
| Playoffs | 3 | 18 | 187 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | GSW | 75 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 38-44 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 62 | 17.0 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 24-58 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 79 | 16.1 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 39-43 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 76 | 14.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 45-37 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1982-83 | GSW | 67 | 21.4 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 30-52 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1983-84 | GSW | 79 | 22.8 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 37-45 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1984-85 | GSW | 78 | 28.0 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 22-60 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 64 | 25.5 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 30-52 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1986-87 | GSW | 34 | 18.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 42-40 | Lost conf. finals | 14.6 | |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 81 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 46-36 | Lost 2nd round | 5.5 | |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 65 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 45-37 | Lost conf. finals | 4.8 | |
| 1989-90 | NJN | 82 | 13.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 17-65 | Missed playoffs | – |