Bob Pettit vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Bob Pettit that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bob Pettit

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Pettit 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Bob Pettit 11 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Bob Pettit 9 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Bob Pettit 11 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Pettit 2 * Purvis Short 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Pettit 10 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Pettit 11 Purvis Short 0

Scoring Leader Bob Pettit 2 Purvis Short 0

Rebounds Leader Bob Pettit 1 Purvis Short 0

Rookie of The Year Bob Pettit 1 Purvis Short 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 26.4 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 16.2 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.0 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 20,880 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 12,849 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Bob Pettit 2,369 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short 178

Total Games Bob Pettit 792 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .436 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .761 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 25.5 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 14.8 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 2.7 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Pettit 2,240 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Bob Pettit 1,304 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Bob Pettit 241 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short 2

Total Games Bob Pettit 88 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Pettit .418 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Pettit .774 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Bob Pettit - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.