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 | 81 | 11 | 1949 | 474 | 986 | 5 | 21 | 206 | 240 | 71 | 222 | 162 | 58 | 14 | 118 | 197 | 1159 | .481 | .238 | .858 | 24.1 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 7 | 1009 | 264 | 523 | 4 | 10 | 118 | 137 | 33 | 114 | 77 | 30 | 8 | 61 | 92 | 650 | .505 | .400 | .861 | 25.2 | 16.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| Road | 41 | 4 | 940 | 210 | 463 | 1 | 11 | 88 | 103 | 38 | 108 | 85 | 28 | 6 | 57 | 105 | 509 | .454 | .091 | .854 | 22.9 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 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 | 42 | 10 | 1003 | 237 | 497 | 3 | 12 | 100 | 114 | 40 | 115 | 88 | 33 | 8 | 56 | 105 | 577 | .477 | .250 | .877 | 23.9 | 13.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Post | 39 | 1 | 946 | 237 | 489 | 2 | 9 | 106 | 126 | 31 | 107 | 74 | 25 | 6 | 62 | 92 | 582 | .485 | .222 | .841 | 24.3 | 14.9 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 45 | 6 | 1093 | 302 | 585 | 4 | 10 | 126 | 143 | 40 | 125 | 86 | 38 | 8 | 66 | 97 | 734 | .516 | .400 | .881 | 24.3 | 16.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| Loss | 36 | 5 | 856 | 172 | 401 | 1 | 11 | 80 | 97 | 31 | 97 | 76 | 20 | 6 | 52 | 100 | 425 | .429 | .091 | .825 | 23.8 | 11.8 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 3 | 216 | 38 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 90 | .384 | .000 | .778 | 16.6 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| December | 13 | 6 | 370 | 88 | 172 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 40 | 12 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 213 | .512 | .333 | .900 | 28.5 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | |
| January | 14 | 1 | 369 | 96 | 196 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 15 | 36 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 229 | .490 | .250 | .900 | 26.4 | 16.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | |
| February | 13 | 1 | 348 | 99 | 190 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 60 | 13 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 36 | 249 | .521 | .250 | .833 | 26.8 | 19.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | |
| March | 16 | 0 | 410 | 104 | 213 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 52 | 10 | 47 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 40 | 258 | .488 | .400 | .923 | 25.6 | 16.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | |
| April | 12 | 0 | 236 | 49 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 120 | .422 | .000 | .733 | 19.7 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | |
| 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 | 7 | 0 | 132 | 34 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 74 | .507 | .667 | 18.9 | 10.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Monday | 4 | 0 | 106 | 27 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 72 | .482 | .500 | .944 | 26.5 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | |
| Tuesday | 19 | 2 | 459 | 109 | 224 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 58 | 16 | 48 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 43 | 268 | .487 | .600 | .810 | 24.2 | 14.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Wednesday | 8 | 2 | 224 | 44 | 102 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 112 | .431 | .000 | .889 | 28.0 | 14.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | |
| Thursday | 19 | 3 | 447 | 106 | 230 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 74 | 14 | 50 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 30 | 37 | 278 | .461 | .200 | .878 | 23.5 | 14.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | |
| Friday | 6 | 1 | 135 | 37 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 81 | .521 | .700 | 22.5 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | ||
| Saturday | 18 | 3 | 446 | 117 | 236 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 17 | 48 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 274 | .496 | .000 | .909 | 24.8 | 15.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | |
| 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 | 11 | 11 | 329 | 70 | 146 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 40 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 161 | .479 | .200 | .833 | 29.9 | 14.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| Reserve | 70 | 0 | 1620 | 404 | 840 | 4 | 16 | 186 | 216 | 58 | 182 | 129 | 48 | 11 | 102 | 168 | 998 | .481 | .250 | .861 | 23.1 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 17 | 6 | 557 | 136 | 267 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 65 | 16 | 63 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 48 | 334 | .509 | .571 | .892 | 32.8 | 19.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| 20-29 | 48 | 5 | 1173 | 293 | 614 | 1 | 13 | 135 | 158 | 46 | 129 | 93 | 35 | 9 | 70 | 122 | 722 | .477 | .077 | .854 | 24.4 | 15.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | |
| 10-19 | 13 | 0 | 200 | 44 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 101 | .454 | .765 | 15.4 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | ||
| 0-9 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .125 | .000 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 16 | 4 | 411 | 90 | 207 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 49 | 19 | 55 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 50 | 220 | .435 | .000 | .816 | 25.7 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| 1 Day | 46 | 3 | 1062 | 261 | 547 | 4 | 13 | 127 | 143 | 41 | 124 | 74 | 33 | 9 | 58 | 102 | 653 | .477 | .308 | .888 | 23.1 | 14.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 4 | 334 | 87 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 203 | .524 | 1.000 | .824 | 25.7 | 15.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 0 | 135 | 36 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 83 | .554 | .000 | .786 | 27.0 | 16.6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 22 | 2 | 531 | 133 | 273 | 1 | 6 | 59 | 63 | 15 | 53 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 39 | 47 | 326 | .487 | .167 | .937 | 24.1 | 14.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| Western | 59 | 9 | 1418 | 341 | 713 | 4 | 15 | 147 | 177 | 56 | 169 | 119 | 40 | 9 | 79 | 150 | 833 | .478 | .267 | .831 | 24.0 | 14.1 | 2.9 | 2.0 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 10 | 0 | 257 | 74 | 140 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 37 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 184 | .529 | .250 | .946 | 25.7 | 18.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| Central | 12 | 2 | 274 | 59 | 133 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 142 | .444 | .000 | .923 | 22.8 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | |
| Midwest | 30 | 6 | 716 | 167 | 353 | 1 | 6 | 73 | 90 | 29 | 91 | 71 | 18 | 4 | 39 | 76 | 408 | .473 | .167 | .811 | 23.9 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | |
| Pacific | 29 | 3 | 702 | 174 | 360 | 3 | 9 | 74 | 87 | 27 | 78 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 40 | 74 | 425 | .483 | .333 | .851 | 24.2 | 14.7 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | .381 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 27 | .524 | .000 | .833 | 28.5 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 58 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 23 | .367 | .000 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | .467 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Dallas | 6 | 1 | 155 | 35 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 85 | .530 | .000 | .750 | 25.8 | 14.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | |
| Denver | 6 | 1 | 152 | 36 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 84 | .474 | .750 | 25.3 | 14.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | .368 | .833 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | ||
| Golden State | 5 | 1 | 127 | 39 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 97 | .513 | .000 | .864 | 25.4 | 19.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | .455 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 5 | 0 | 123 | 33 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 79 | .550 | 1.000 | .917 | 24.6 | 15.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | |
| LA Lakers | 5 | 0 | 103 | 25 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 56 | .463 | 1.000 | .833 | 20.6 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 63 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 39 | .615 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 19.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | .409 | .500 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 53 | 19 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 44 | .514 | .000 | .857 | 26.5 | 22.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 49 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 36 | .542 | 1.000 | 24.5 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 113 | 29 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 73 | .483 | .000 | .833 | 28.3 | 18.3 | 3.3 | 1.5 | |
| Portland | 5 | 1 | 116 | 24 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 57 | .429 | .000 | .818 | 23.2 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Sacramento | 6 | 1 | 136 | 35 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 87 | .507 | .333 | .889 | 22.7 | 14.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | |
| San Antonio | 6 | 1 | 139 | 32 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 73 | .438 | .000 | .750 | 23.2 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 0 | 120 | 24 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 63 | .444 | .000 | .833 | 24.0 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | |
| Utah | 6 | 2 | 134 | 29 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 79 | .420 | .875 | 22.3 | 13.2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 59 | 22 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 49 | .611 | 1.000 | 29.5 | 24.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||