Purvis Short
Purvis Short
Born: July 2, 1957
Hattiesburg, MS USA
Position: F-G
High School: Blair
College: Jackson State
Drafted: 1978, Round 1 Pick 5, #5 Overall
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 210
Career: 1978-79-1989-90
Purvis Short averaged 17.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in his 842-game career with the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and New Jersey Nets. He began playing during the 1978-79 season and last took the court during the 1989-90 campaign.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1978-79 | Golden State Warriors | 75 | 0 | 1703 | 771 | 369 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 57 | 127 | 220 | 347 | 97 | 54 | 12 | 111 | 233 | 795 |
1979-80 | Golden State Warriors | 62 | 0 | 1636 | 916 | 461 | 6 | 0 | 165 | 134 | 119 | 197 | 316 | 123 | 63 | 9 | 122 | 186 | 1056 |
1980-81 | Golden State Warriors | 79 | 0 | 2309 | 1157 | 549 | 17 | 3 | 205 | 168 | 151 | 240 | 391 | 249 | 78 | 19 | 143 | 244 | 1269 |
1981-82 | Golden State Warriors | 76 | 8 | 1782 | 935 | 456 | 28 | 6 | 221 | 177 | 123 | 143 | 266 | 209 | 65 | 10 | 122 | 220 | 1095 |
1982-83 | Golden State Warriors | 67 | 57 | 2397 | 1209 | 589 | 15 | 4 | 308 | 255 | 145 | 209 | 354 | 228 | 94 | 14 | 194 | 242 | 1437 |
1983-84 | Golden State Warriors | 79 | 76 | 2945 | 1509 | 714 | 72 | 22 | 445 | 353 | 184 | 254 | 438 | 246 | 103 | 11 | 228 | 252 | 1803 |
1984-85 | Golden State Warriors | 78 | 77 | 3081 | 1780 | 819 | 150 | 47 | 613 | 501 | 157 | 241 | 398 | 234 | 116 | 27 | 241 | 255 | 2186 |
1985-86 | Golden State Warriors | 64 | 63 | 2427 | 1313 | 633 | 49 | 15 | 406 | 351 | 126 | 203 | 329 | 237 | 92 | 22 | 184 | 229 | 1632 |
1986-87 | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 15 | 950 | 501 | 240 | 17 | 4 | 160 | 137 | 55 | 82 | 137 | 86 | 45 | 7 | 68 | 103 | 621 |
1987-88 | Houston Rockets | 81 | 11 | 1949 | 986 | 474 | 21 | 5 | 240 | 206 | 71 | 151 | 222 | 162 | 58 | 14 | 118 | 197 | 1159 |
1988-89 | Houston Rockets | 65 | 16 | 1157 | 480 | 198 | 33 | 9 | 89 | 77 | 65 | 114 | 179 | 107 | 44 | 13 | 70 | 116 | 482 |
1989-90 | New Jersey Nets | 82 | 24 | 2213 | 950 | 432 | 35 | 10 | 237 | 198 | 101 | 147 | 248 | 145 | 66 | 20 | 119 | 202 | 1072 |
Totals | 842 | 347 | 24549 | 12507 | 5934 | 443 | 125 | 3174 | 2614 | 1424 | 2201 | 3625 | 2123 | 878 | 178 | 1720 | 2479 | 14607 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1978-79 | Golden State Warriors | 75 | 0 | 22.7 | 47.9 | 67.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 10.6 | |
1979-80 | Golden State Warriors | 62 | 0 | 26.4 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 81.2 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
1980-81 | Golden State Warriors | 79 | 0 | 29.2 | 47.5 | 17.6 | 82.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 16.1 |
1981-82 | Golden State Warriors | 76 | 8 | 23.4 | 48.8 | 21.4 | 80.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 14.4 |
1982-83 | Golden State Warriors | 67 | 57 | 35.8 | 48.7 | 26.7 | 82.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 21.4 |
1983-84 | Golden State Warriors | 79 | 76 | 37.3 | 47.3 | 30.6 | 79.3 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 22.8 |
1984-85 | Golden State Warriors | 78 | 77 | 39.5 | 46.0 | 31.3 | 81.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 28.0 |
1985-86 | Golden State Warriors | 64 | 63 | 37.9 | 48.2 | 30.6 | 86.5 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 25.5 |
1986-87 | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 15 | 27.9 | 47.9 | 23.5 | 85.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 18.3 |
1987-88 | Houston Rockets | 81 | 11 | 24.1 | 48.1 | 23.8 | 85.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 14.3 |
1988-89 | Houston Rockets | 65 | 16 | 17.8 | 41.3 | 27.3 | 86.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 7.4 |
1989-90 | New Jersey Nets | 82 | 24 | 27.0 | 45.5 | 28.6 | 83.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 13.1 |
Averages | 842 | 347 | 29.2 | 47.4 | 28.2 | 82.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 17.3 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1986-87 | Golden State Warriors | 10 | 253 | 123 | 57 | 2 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 146 | |
1987-88 | Houston Rockets | 4 | 71 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 22 | |
1988-89 | Houston Rockets | 4 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 19 | |
Totals | 18 | 361 | 170 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 43 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 49 | 187 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986-87 | Golden State Warriors | 10 | 25.3 | 46.3 | 0.0 | 88.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 14.6 |
1987-88 | Houston Rockets | 4 | 17.8 | 26.9 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
1988-89 | Houston Rockets | 4 | 9.3 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
Averages | 842 | 20.1 | 42.4 | 0.0 | 87.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 10.4 |