Purvis Short
Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: July 2, 1957 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
High School: Blair in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
College: Jackson State University
Draft: Golden State Warriors, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 1978 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 14, 1978
Relatives: Brother of Gene Short
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 326 | 129 | 8702 | 1977 | 4230 | 43 | 155 | 969 | 1132 | 418 | 1114 | 737 | 303 | 76 | 559 | 847 | 4966 | .467 | .277 | .856 | 26.7 | 15.2 | 3.4 | 2.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 163 | 68 | 4501 | 1080 | 2233 | 22 | 81 | 554 | 644 | 201 | 591 | 387 | 156 | 40 | 279 | 419 | 2736 | .484 | .272 | .860 | 27.6 | 16.8 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| Road | 163 | 61 | 4201 | 897 | 1997 | 21 | 74 | 415 | 488 | 217 | 523 | 350 | 147 | 36 | 280 | 428 | 2230 | .449 | .284 | .850 | 25.8 | 13.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 184 | 92 | 5173 | 1168 | 2536 | 29 | 87 | 558 | 647 | 261 | 684 | 417 | 187 | 44 | 321 | 497 | 2923 | .461 | .333 | .862 | 28.1 | 15.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
| Post | 142 | 37 | 3529 | 809 | 1694 | 14 | 68 | 411 | 485 | 157 | 430 | 320 | 116 | 32 | 238 | 350 | 2043 | .478 | .206 | .847 | 24.9 | 14.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 135 | 51 | 3455 | 887 | 1763 | 16 | 48 | 428 | 485 | 161 | 465 | 310 | 128 | 36 | 214 | 314 | 2218 | .503 | .333 | .882 | 25.6 | 16.4 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
| Loss | 191 | 78 | 5247 | 1090 | 2467 | 27 | 107 | 541 | 647 | 257 | 649 | 427 | 175 | 40 | 345 | 533 | 2748 | .442 | .252 | .836 | 27.5 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | .200 | .857 | 37.0 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | |
| November | 51 | 24 | 1311 | 315 | 685 | 6 | 23 | 133 | 163 | 67 | 182 | 107 | 56 | 9 | 86 | 137 | 769 | .460 | .261 | .816 | 25.7 | 15.1 | 3.6 | 2.1 | |
| December | 56 | 21 | 1428 | 296 | 662 | 4 | 13 | 141 | 162 | 66 | 180 | 109 | 42 | 12 | 87 | 128 | 737 | .447 | .308 | .870 | 25.5 | 13.2 | 3.2 | 1.9 | |
| January | 61 | 37 | 1949 | 453 | 955 | 15 | 44 | 222 | 254 | 95 | 238 | 159 | 70 | 18 | 111 | 184 | 1143 | .474 | .341 | .874 | 32.0 | 18.7 | 3.9 | 2.6 | |
| February | 60 | 20 | 1690 | 396 | 835 | 9 | 33 | 201 | 233 | 98 | 240 | 153 | 64 | 17 | 127 | 175 | 1002 | .474 | .273 | .863 | 28.2 | 16.7 | 4.0 | 2.6 | |
| March | 60 | 15 | 1491 | 344 | 700 | 7 | 27 | 180 | 205 | 49 | 163 | 135 | 48 | 15 | 87 | 141 | 875 | .491 | .259 | .878 | 24.9 | 14.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | |
| April | 37 | 11 | 796 | 169 | 373 | 2 | 15 | 86 | 108 | 36 | 102 | 70 | 21 | 4 | 56 | 78 | 426 | .453 | .133 | .796 | 21.5 | 11.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 31 | 15 | 829 | 201 | 413 | 4 | 18 | 106 | 122 | 37 | 102 | 70 | 37 | 5 | 63 | 81 | 512 | .487 | .222 | .869 | 26.7 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| Monday | 23 | 8 | 634 | 154 | 308 | 4 | 14 | 72 | 85 | 29 | 82 | 57 | 25 | 2 | 40 | 64 | 384 | .500 | .286 | .847 | 27.6 | 16.7 | 3.6 | 2.5 | |
| Tuesday | 69 | 26 | 1823 | 391 | 864 | 11 | 29 | 188 | 227 | 80 | 230 | 160 | 61 | 17 | 110 | 177 | 981 | .453 | .379 | .828 | 26.4 | 14.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | |
| Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 1261 | 258 | 587 | 5 | 21 | 150 | 172 | 61 | 157 | 117 | 51 | 11 | 81 | 118 | 671 | .440 | .238 | .872 | 30.0 | 16.0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | |
| Thursday | 51 | 18 | 1293 | 320 | 671 | 8 | 26 | 161 | 186 | 61 | 161 | 88 | 39 | 9 | 76 | 113 | 809 | .477 | .308 | .866 | 25.4 | 15.9 | 3.2 | 1.7 | |
| Friday | 46 | 19 | 1151 | 249 | 551 | 3 | 18 | 103 | 128 | 72 | 160 | 113 | 34 | 11 | 82 | 126 | 604 | .452 | .167 | .805 | 25.0 | 13.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | |
| Saturday | 64 | 24 | 1711 | 404 | 836 | 8 | 29 | 189 | 212 | 78 | 222 | 132 | 56 | 21 | 107 | 168 | 1005 | .483 | .276 | .892 | 26.7 | 15.7 | 3.5 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 129 | 129 | 4548 | 1089 | 2266 | 31 | 93 | 549 | 630 | 230 | 597 | 427 | 166 | 42 | 309 | 430 | 2758 | .481 | .333 | .871 | 35.3 | 21.4 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Reserve | 197 | 0 | 4154 | 888 | 1964 | 12 | 62 | 420 | 502 | 188 | 517 | 310 | 137 | 34 | 250 | 417 | 2208 | .452 | .194 | .837 | 21.1 | 11.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 32 | 31 | 1350 | 331 | 685 | 9 | 31 | 173 | 195 | 76 | 191 | 122 | 39 | 15 | 89 | 112 | 844 | .483 | .290 | .887 | 42.2 | 26.4 | 6.0 | 3.8 |
| 30-39 | 103 | 74 | 3604 | 852 | 1774 | 19 | 64 | 439 | 511 | 162 | 451 | 320 | 136 | 34 | 239 | 337 | 2162 | .480 | .297 | .859 | 35.0 | 21.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 | |
| 20-29 | 111 | 20 | 2720 | 621 | 1333 | 13 | 40 | 279 | 324 | 133 | 329 | 221 | 89 | 22 | 160 | 288 | 1534 | .466 | .325 | .861 | 24.5 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| 10-19 | 59 | 3 | 908 | 152 | 387 | 2 | 17 | 73 | 96 | 40 | 125 | 65 | 33 | 5 | 58 | 88 | 379 | .393 | .118 | .760 | 15.4 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | |
| 0-9 | 21 | 1 | 120 | 21 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 47 | .412 | .000 | .833 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 78 | 30 | 2031 | 429 | 941 | 8 | 44 | 219 | 254 | 110 | 258 | 180 | 77 | 17 | 150 | 200 | 1085 | .456 | .182 | .862 | 26.0 | 13.9 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 Day | 160 | 67 | 4481 | 1071 | 2283 | 26 | 81 | 513 | 595 | 221 | 591 | 363 | 154 | 39 | 278 | 428 | 2681 | .469 | .321 | .862 | 28.0 | 16.8 | 3.7 | 2.3 | |
| 2 Days | 54 | 20 | 1337 | 283 | 605 | 6 | 14 | 141 | 165 | 51 | 153 | 132 | 39 | 12 | 81 | 126 | 713 | .468 | .429 | .855 | 24.8 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 29 | 11 | 737 | 177 | 347 | 3 | 16 | 81 | 99 | 28 | 92 | 49 | 27 | 7 | 39 | 81 | 438 | .510 | .188 | .818 | 25.4 | 15.1 | 3.2 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 127 | 47 | 3400 | 730 | 1599 | 11 | 60 | 340 | 398 | 141 | 381 | 268 | 104 | 29 | 222 | 314 | 1811 | .457 | .183 | .854 | 26.8 | 14.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Western | 199 | 82 | 5302 | 1247 | 2631 | 32 | 95 | 629 | 734 | 277 | 733 | 469 | 199 | 47 | 337 | 533 | 3155 | .474 | .337 | .857 | 26.6 | 15.9 | 3.7 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 61 | 20 | 1656 | 358 | 792 | 9 | 33 | 168 | 196 | 62 | 185 | 127 | 47 | 13 | 94 | 156 | 893 | .452 | .273 | .857 | 27.1 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Central | 66 | 27 | 1744 | 372 | 807 | 2 | 27 | 172 | 202 | 79 | 196 | 141 | 57 | 16 | 128 | 158 | 918 | .461 | .074 | .851 | 26.4 | 13.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 | |
| Midwest | 97 | 41 | 2592 | 597 | 1274 | 12 | 45 | 312 | 363 | 129 | 354 | 243 | 91 | 19 | 166 | 262 | 1518 | .469 | .267 | .860 | 26.7 | 15.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | |
| Pacific | 102 | 41 | 2710 | 650 | 1357 | 20 | 50 | 317 | 371 | 148 | 379 | 226 | 108 | 28 | 171 | 271 | 1637 | .479 | .400 | .854 | 26.6 | 16.0 | 3.7 | 2.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 10 | 3 | 223 | 46 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 113 | .455 | .000 | .750 | 22.3 | 11.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Boston | 13 | 6 | 366 | 70 | 162 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 38 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 168 | .432 | .250 | .711 | 28.2 | 12.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Chicago | 9 | 4 | 269 | 60 | 124 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 133 | .484 | .000 | .929 | 29.9 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | |
| Cleveland | 12 | 7 | 314 | 83 | 161 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 47 | 13 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 206 | .516 | .143 | .830 | 26.2 | 17.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | |
| Dallas | 18 | 6 | 501 | 101 | 232 | 0 | 8 | 65 | 75 | 29 | 63 | 46 | 21 | 4 | 33 | 62 | 267 | .435 | .000 | .867 | 27.8 | 14.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | |
| Denver | 18 | 7 | 441 | 101 | 214 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 59 | 19 | 61 | 51 | 20 | 4 | 39 | 52 | 256 | .472 | .667 | .847 | 24.5 | 14.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | |
| Detroit | 8 | 2 | 214 | 33 | 88 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 85 | .375 | .000 | .826 | 26.8 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | |
| Golden State | 10 | 3 | 251 | 68 | 143 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 22 | 47 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 165 | .476 | .111 | .875 | 25.1 | 16.5 | 4.7 | 2.3 | |
| Houston | 8 | 5 | 235 | 64 | 125 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 148 | .512 | .333 | .750 | 29.4 | 18.5 | 4.0 | 2.6 | |
| Indiana | 11 | 4 | 296 | 59 | 136 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 37 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 28 | 150 | .434 | .000 | .865 | 26.9 | 13.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | |
| LA Clippers | 19 | 7 | 542 | 141 | 277 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 64 | 29 | 78 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 35 | 55 | 342 | .509 | .625 | .859 | 28.5 | 18.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | |
| LA Lakers | 17 | 7 | 421 | 96 | 204 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 70 | 17 | 47 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 30 | 249 | .471 | .429 | .771 | 24.8 | 14.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | |
| Miami | 8 | 2 | 141 | 27 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 68 | .422 | 1.000 | .846 | 17.6 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 0.3 | |
| Milwaukee | 12 | 4 | 314 | 67 | 148 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 48 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 165 | .453 | .200 | .938 | 26.2 | 13.8 | 4.0 | 1.8 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 58 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 25 | .435 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 8 | 3 | 200 | 40 | 99 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 45 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 124 | .404 | .400 | .933 | 25.0 | 15.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | |
| New Orleans | 4 | 2 | 99 | 26 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 60 | .520 | 1.000 | .875 | 24.8 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | |
| New York | 10 | 3 | 291 | 71 | 146 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 164 | .486 | .143 | .778 | 29.1 | 16.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | |
| Oklahoma City | 18 | 6 | 498 | 117 | 244 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 68 | 17 | 62 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 26 | 59 | 299 | .480 | .667 | .868 | 27.7 | 16.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 3 | 114 | 24 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 66 | .490 | .000 | .857 | 28.5 | 16.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 13 | 4 | 365 | 82 | 181 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 49 | 13 | 50 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 210 | .453 | .222 | .898 | 28.1 | 16.2 | 3.8 | 2.4 | |
| Phoenix | 18 | 8 | 473 | 111 | 243 | 2 | 8 | 64 | 73 | 31 | 64 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 38 | 52 | 288 | .457 | .250 | .877 | 26.3 | 16.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 | |
| Portland | 15 | 9 | 427 | 101 | 197 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 56 | 22 | 61 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 31 | 42 | 252 | .513 | .250 | .875 | 28.5 | 16.8 | 4.1 | 2.4 | |
| Sacramento | 17 | 7 | 453 | 113 | 241 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 75 | 26 | 65 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 43 | 298 | .469 | .313 | .893 | 26.6 | 17.5 | 3.8 | 2.2 | |
| San Antonio | 17 | 8 | 482 | 104 | 224 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 60 | 23 | 68 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 260 | .464 | .125 | .850 | 28.4 | 15.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | |
| Utah | 17 | 6 | 404 | 91 | 208 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 65 | 23 | 58 | 42 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 35 | 239 | .438 | .000 | .877 | 23.8 | 14.1 | 3.4 | 2.5 | |
| Washington | 10 | 3 | 310 | 71 | 146 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 166 | .486 | .167 | .958 | 31.0 | 16.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | |