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 advanced
- PER
- 16.9
- True shooting
- .525
- Effective FG
- .480
- Usage rate
- 25.3
- Win shares
- 51.1
- WS per 48
- .100
- Box plus/minus
- -0.0
- VORP
- 12.2
- Best season, WS
- 6.2
- Best season, BPM
- 1.5
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | GSW | 21 | 75 | 1,703 | 13.1 | .492 | .479 | 21.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .074 | -1.7 | -0.6 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 99 | 103 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 22 | 62 | 1,636 | 19.1 | .534 | .503 | 28.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 | .109 | 1.9 | -1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 106 | 107 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 23 | 79 | 2,309 | 17.0 | .509 | .476 | 23.9 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 5.4 | .111 | 1.5 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 110 | 110 |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 24 | 76 | 1,782 | 18.8 | .530 | .491 | 26.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 5.0 | .135 | 2.1 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 112 | 109 |
| 1982-83 | GSW | 25 | 67 | 2,397 | 17.6 | .534 | .489 | 25.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 5.2 | .103 | 1.5 | -1.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 107 | 109 |
| 1983-84 | GSW | 26 | 79 | 2,945 | 16.9 | .529 | .480 | 25.6 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 6.0 | .098 | 1.3 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 108 | 111 |
| 1984-85 | GSW | 27 | 78 | 3,081 | 18.9 | .533 | .473 | 29.1 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 6.2 | .097 | 2.5 | -1.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 110 | 114 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 28 | 64 | 2,427 | 19.1 | .547 | .488 | 27.1 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 5.7 | .113 | 2.3 | -1.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 112 | 113 |
| 1986-87 | GSW | 29 | 34 | 950 | 18.6 | .543 | .483 | 27.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | .111 | 1.5 | -0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 110 | 112 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 30 | 81 | 1,949 | 15.8 | .531 | .483 | 24.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 4.4 | .108 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 109 | 109 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 31 | 65 | 1,157 | 11.4 | .464 | .422 | 20.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | .058 | -2.0 | 0.1 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 99 | 107 |
| 1989-90 | NJN | 32 | 82 | 2,213 | 13.4 | .508 | .460 | 21.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | .071 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 107 | 112 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.