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 | 64 | 63 | 2433 | 633 | 1313 | 15 | 49 | 351 | 406 | 126 | 328 | 237 | 92 | 22 | 184 | 229 | 1632 | .482 | .306 | .865 | 38.0 | 25.5 | 5.1 | 3.7 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 32 | 31 | 1215 | 332 | 674 | 10 | 32 | 188 | 218 | 60 | 176 | 127 | 42 | 8 | 81 | 114 | 862 | .493 | .313 | .862 | 38.0 | 26.9 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| Road | 32 | 32 | 1218 | 301 | 639 | 5 | 17 | 163 | 188 | 66 | 152 | 110 | 50 | 14 | 103 | 115 | 770 | .471 | .294 | .867 | 38.1 | 24.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 45 | 1777 | 462 | 970 | 9 | 31 | 241 | 278 | 96 | 241 | 155 | 64 | 12 | 136 | 168 | 1174 | .476 | .290 | .867 | 38.6 | 25.5 | 5.2 | 3.4 |
| Post | 18 | 18 | 656 | 171 | 343 | 6 | 18 | 110 | 128 | 30 | 87 | 82 | 28 | 10 | 48 | 61 | 458 | .499 | .333 | .859 | 36.4 | 25.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 24 | 23 | 857 | 248 | 484 | 5 | 14 | 138 | 157 | 41 | 128 | 100 | 31 | 10 | 54 | 80 | 639 | .512 | .357 | .879 | 35.7 | 26.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| Loss | 40 | 40 | 1576 | 385 | 829 | 10 | 35 | 213 | 249 | 85 | 200 | 137 | 61 | 12 | 130 | 149 | 993 | .464 | .286 | .855 | 39.4 | 24.8 | 5.0 | 3.4 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 12 | 484 | 134 | 273 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 62 | 22 | 68 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 39 | 43 | 321 | .491 | .286 | .823 | 37.2 | 24.7 | 5.2 | 3.3 |
| December | 15 | 15 | 590 | 138 | 304 | 2 | 8 | 81 | 91 | 34 | 80 | 50 | 23 | 5 | 41 | 52 | 359 | .454 | .250 | .890 | 39.3 | 23.9 | 5.3 | 3.3 | |
| January | 16 | 16 | 624 | 168 | 348 | 5 | 16 | 97 | 112 | 36 | 81 | 55 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 64 | 438 | .483 | .313 | .866 | 39.0 | 27.4 | 5.1 | 3.4 | |
| February | 10 | 10 | 370 | 92 | 201 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 57 | 20 | 56 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 41 | 236 | .458 | .333 | .860 | 37.0 | 23.6 | 5.6 | 4.5 | |
| March | 10 | 10 | 365 | 101 | 187 | 3 | 9 | 73 | 84 | 14 | 43 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 278 | .540 | .333 | .869 | 36.5 | 27.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 9 | 305 | 84 | 164 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 55 | 16 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 220 | .512 | .286 | .909 | 33.9 | 24.4 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| Monday | 5 | 5 | 195 | 51 | 97 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 130 | .526 | .250 | .771 | 39.0 | 26.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | |
| Tuesday | 14 | 14 | 546 | 136 | 283 | 3 | 9 | 77 | 87 | 28 | 74 | 58 | 20 | 4 | 41 | 49 | 352 | .481 | .333 | .885 | 39.0 | 25.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | |
| Wednesday | 9 | 8 | 335 | 80 | 178 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 56 | 13 | 42 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 36 | 209 | .449 | .400 | .839 | 37.2 | 23.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | |
| Thursday | 7 | 7 | 267 | 84 | 168 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 43 | 16 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 206 | .500 | .250 | .837 | 38.1 | 29.4 | 4.1 | 2.7 | |
| Friday | 8 | 8 | 304 | 69 | 159 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 50 | 21 | 45 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 181 | .434 | .250 | .840 | 38.0 | 22.6 | 5.6 | 4.3 | |
| Saturday | 12 | 12 | 481 | 129 | 264 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 80 | 24 | 67 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 334 | .489 | .333 | .900 | 40.1 | 27.8 | 5.6 | 3.2 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 63 | 63 | 2394 | 625 | 1295 | 15 | 49 | 343 | 396 | 125 | 318 | 232 | 90 | 22 | 182 | 227 | 1608 | .483 | .306 | .866 | 38.0 | 25.5 | 5.0 | 3.7 |
| Reserve | 1 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | .444 | .800 | 39.0 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 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+ | 23 | 23 | 971 | 252 | 522 | 8 | 22 | 143 | 160 | 59 | 148 | 102 | 26 | 9 | 71 | 84 | 655 | .483 | .364 | .894 | 42.2 | 28.5 | 6.4 | 4.4 |
| 30-39 | 37 | 36 | 1370 | 354 | 736 | 7 | 26 | 192 | 227 | 64 | 173 | 119 | 58 | 13 | 105 | 133 | 907 | .481 | .269 | .846 | 37.0 | 24.5 | 4.7 | 3.2 | |
| 20-29 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 24 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 64 | .480 | .000 | .842 | 27.7 | 21.3 | 2.3 | 5.0 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .600 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |||
| 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 | 13 | 13 | 515 | 125 | 260 | 2 | 9 | 68 | 75 | 27 | 64 | 46 | 23 | 6 | 48 | 52 | 320 | .481 | .222 | .907 | 39.6 | 24.6 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 37 | 1420 | 371 | 785 | 11 | 30 | 199 | 233 | 81 | 212 | 144 | 49 | 10 | 106 | 129 | 952 | .473 | .367 | .854 | 38.4 | 25.7 | 5.7 | 3.9 | |
| 2 Days | 7 | 7 | 272 | 66 | 139 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 55 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 180 | .475 | .250 | .855 | 38.9 | 25.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 187 | 63 | 111 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 156 | .568 | .167 | .879 | 31.2 | 26.0 | 2.0 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 18 | 18 | 710 | 175 | 385 | 5 | 16 | 93 | 111 | 39 | 85 | 61 | 17 | 6 | 55 | 64 | 448 | .455 | .313 | .838 | 39.4 | 24.9 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| Western | 46 | 45 | 1723 | 458 | 928 | 10 | 33 | 258 | 295 | 87 | 243 | 176 | 75 | 16 | 129 | 165 | 1184 | .494 | .303 | .875 | 37.5 | 25.7 | 5.3 | 3.8 | |
| 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 | 8 | 8 | 330 | 78 | 187 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 16 | 43 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 202 | .417 | .500 | .840 | 41.3 | 25.3 | 5.4 | 3.8 |
| Central | 10 | 10 | 380 | 97 | 198 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 61 | 23 | 42 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 31 | 246 | .490 | .125 | .836 | 38.0 | 24.6 | 4.2 | 3.1 | |
| Midwest | 25 | 25 | 937 | 257 | 521 | 5 | 22 | 131 | 147 | 48 | 125 | 101 | 38 | 8 | 70 | 91 | 650 | .493 | .227 | .891 | 37.5 | 26.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Pacific | 21 | 20 | 786 | 201 | 407 | 5 | 11 | 127 | 148 | 39 | 118 | 75 | 37 | 8 | 59 | 74 | 534 | .494 | .455 | .858 | 37.4 | 25.4 | 5.6 | 3.6 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 69 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 41 | .533 | .000 | .818 | 34.5 | 20.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 76 | 16 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 40 | .356 | .000 | .727 | 38.0 | 20.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | |
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 30 | .650 | .000 | 1.000 | 39.0 | 30.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 80 | 27 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 71 | .643 | .500 | .800 | 40.0 | 35.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 163 | 39 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 110 | .459 | .000 | .914 | 40.8 | 27.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | |
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 122 | 29 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 67 | .453 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 30.5 | 16.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | .316 | .000 | .667 | 37.0 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| Houston | 4 | 4 | 150 | 47 | 85 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 103 | .553 | .250 | .800 | 37.5 | 25.8 | 5.0 | 3.8 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 75 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 50 | .475 | .000 | .857 | 37.5 | 25.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 5 | 5 | 181 | 53 | 108 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 130 | .491 | 1.000 | .880 | 36.2 | 26.0 | 6.6 | 3.2 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 134 | 29 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 87 | .453 | .000 | .763 | 33.5 | 21.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 80 | 16 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 40 | .340 | .000 | .889 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 79 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 47 | .314 | .500 | .889 | 39.5 | 23.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | |
| New York | 1 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 49.0 | 34.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 85 | 24 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 55 | .444 | 1.000 | .857 | 42.5 | 27.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 192 | 52 | 101 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 37 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 139 | .515 | .250 | .919 | 38.4 | 27.8 | 4.8 | 3.4 | |
| Portland | 3 | 3 | 122 | 32 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 85 | .552 | .913 | 40.7 | 28.3 | 8.0 | 3.3 | ||
| Sacramento | 5 | 5 | 197 | 58 | 113 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 44 | 11 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 156 | .513 | .286 | .864 | 39.4 | 31.2 | 5.8 | 3.8 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 157 | 44 | 90 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 114 | .489 | .200 | .926 | 39.3 | 28.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 3 | 157 | 35 | 76 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 93 | .461 | .667 | .840 | 39.3 | 23.3 | 6.0 | 4.3 | |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | 148 | 40 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 100 | .476 | .000 | .870 | 37.0 | 25.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 26 | .522 | .500 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | |