Dolph Schayes vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Dolph Schayes 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

Dolph Schayes

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dolph Schayes 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Dolph Schayes 15 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Dolph Schayes 14 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Dolph Schayes 12 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dolph Schayes 6 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dolph Schayes 12 Purvis Short 0

Rebounds Leader Dolph Schayes 1 * Purvis Short 0

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 18.5 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 12.1 * Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 3.1 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dolph Schayes 18,438 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Dolph Schayes 11,256 * Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Dolph Schayes 3,072 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short 178

Total Games Dolph Schayes 996 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dolph Schayes .380 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Dolph Schayes .849 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) * Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 19.5 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 12.2 * Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 2.6 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dolph Schayes 1,887 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Dolph Schayes 1,051 * Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Dolph Schayes 257 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short 2

Total Games Dolph Schayes 97 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dolph Schayes .390 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dolph Schayes .825 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) * Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.