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
Sponsor this page for $15 and help Basketball-Reference.com provide this service. Your message will replace this ad.
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 65 | 16 | 1157 | 198 | 480 | 9 | 33 | 77 | 89 | 65 | 179 | 107 | 44 | 13 | 70 | 116 | 482 | .413 | .273 | .865 | 17.8 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 31 | 8 | 567 | 99 | 228 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 93 | 65 | 22 | 7 | 32 | 61 | 233 | .434 | .182 | .943 | 18.3 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Road | 34 | 8 | 590 | 99 | 252 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 54 | 33 | 86 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 38 | 55 | 249 | .393 | .318 | .815 | 17.4 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 33 | 15 | 764 | 133 | 324 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 63 | 43 | 119 | 59 | 26 | 10 | 42 | 70 | 330 | .410 | .450 | .873 | 23.2 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| Post | 32 | 1 | 393 | 65 | 156 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 60 | 48 | 18 | 3 | 28 | 46 | 152 | .417 | .000 | .846 | 12.3 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 34 | 10 | 651 | 120 | 266 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 55 | 39 | 103 | 64 | 27 | 9 | 43 | 56 | 294 | .451 | .231 | .927 | 19.1 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| Loss | 31 | 6 | 506 | 78 | 214 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 76 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 27 | 60 | 188 | .364 | .300 | .765 | 16.3 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 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 |
| Month | November | 2 | 0 | 45 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | .308 | .000 | .833 | 22.5 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| December | 14 | 0 | 193 | 33 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 77 | .371 | .786 | 13.8 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | ||
| January | 13 | 11 | 415 | 71 | 173 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 35 | 25 | 66 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 180 | .410 | .438 | .886 | 31.9 | 13.8 | 5.1 | 2.2 | |
| February | 12 | 5 | 263 | 45 | 90 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 104 | .500 | .250 | 1.000 | 21.9 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |
| March | 16 | 0 | 184 | 32 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 82 | .427 | .000 | .900 | 11.5 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | |
| April | 8 | 0 | 57 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 1 | 72 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 30 | .429 | .250 | .714 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| Monday | 5 | 1 | 74 | 17 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 43 | .447 | .500 | .875 | 14.8 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 1.6 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 4 | 243 | 31 | 104 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 80 | .298 | .286 | .842 | 16.2 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 | |
| Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 128 | 21 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 57 | .404 | .000 | .882 | 25.6 | 11.4 | 4.4 | 1.6 | |
| Thursday | 12 | 4 | 240 | 50 | 107 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 114 | .467 | .429 | .917 | 20.0 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 1.3 | |
| Friday | 13 | 2 | 206 | 35 | 73 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 81 | .479 | .167 | .833 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | |
| Saturday | 11 | 2 | 194 | 32 | 78 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 77 | .410 | .000 | .929 | 17.6 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 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 | 16 | 16 | 500 | 86 | 195 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 41 | 29 | 79 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 218 | .441 | .474 | .902 | 31.3 | 13.6 | 4.9 | 2.8 |
| Reserve | 49 | 0 | 657 | 112 | 285 | 0 | 14 | 40 | 48 | 36 | 100 | 63 | 24 | 5 | 46 | 77 | 264 | .393 | .000 | .833 | 13.4 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 3 | 3 | 131 | 22 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 58 | .449 | .000 | .875 | 43.7 | 19.3 | 6.7 | 2.3 |
| 30-39 | 7 | 6 | 235 | 42 | 95 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 104 | .442 | .333 | .895 | 33.6 | 14.9 | 6.1 | 3.6 | |
| 20-29 | 14 | 5 | 338 | 62 | 147 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 51 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 148 | .422 | .625 | .905 | 24.1 | 10.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | |
| 10-19 | 25 | 2 | 366 | 56 | 153 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 52 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 38 | 135 | .366 | .100 | .815 | 14.6 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.2 | |
| 0-9 | 16 | 0 | 87 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 37 | .444 | .000 | .833 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 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 | 18 | 4 | 305 | 50 | 128 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 52 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 122 | .391 | .214 | .905 | 16.9 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| 1 Day | 24 | 6 | 455 | 91 | 209 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 31 | 22 | 70 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 33 | 44 | 212 | .435 | .357 | .806 | 19.0 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 1.5 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 3 | 228 | 26 | 76 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 69 | .342 | .000 | .850 | 16.3 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 3 | 154 | 29 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 75 | .492 | 1.000 | .941 | 19.3 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 20 | 2 | 326 | 63 | 127 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 37 | 141 | .496 | .000 | .833 | 16.3 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Western | 45 | 14 | 831 | 135 | 353 | 9 | 27 | 62 | 71 | 50 | 134 | 75 | 32 | 11 | 42 | 79 | 341 | .382 | .333 | .873 | 18.5 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 11 | 1 | 202 | 39 | 81 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 89 | .481 | .000 | .786 | 18.4 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| Central | 9 | 1 | 124 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 52 | .522 | .000 | 1.000 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| Midwest | 20 | 5 | 355 | 56 | 145 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 48 | 21 | 55 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 32 | 156 | .386 | .222 | .875 | 17.8 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | |
| Pacific | 25 | 9 | 476 | 79 | 208 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 79 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 185 | .380 | .389 | .870 | 19.0 | 7.4 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .667 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Boston | 2 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | .700 | .500 | 18.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | .286 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 57 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | .632 | .000 | 1.000 | 28.5 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .500 | .000 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 1 | 82 | 13 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 34 | .310 | .000 | .800 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 | |
| Denver | 5 | 1 | 84 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 41 | .394 | .333 | .875 | 16.8 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .286 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Golden State | 3 | 1 | 63 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 28 | .414 | .200 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 2.7 | |
| Indiana | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 2 | 113 | 21 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 45 | .429 | .000 | .750 | 28.3 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 1.8 | |
| LA Lakers | 4 | 2 | 68 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 29 | .323 | .500 | .778 | 17.0 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | |
| Miami | 3 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .385 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .800 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | .643 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| New York | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .500 | .000 | 22.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .313 | .000 | .000 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | .368 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Portland | 3 | 2 | 73 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 32 | .536 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 24.3 | 10.7 | 4.3 | 1.3 | |
| Sacramento | 3 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | .148 | .333 | 1.000 | 19.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 2.0 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 2 | 106 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 46 | .457 | .000 | .875 | 26.5 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 1.5 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 1 | 64 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | .400 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | .409 | .000 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 22 | .455 | .000 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | |