Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Purvis Short 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Purvis Short 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Purvis Short 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Purvis Short 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Purvis Short 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Purvis Short 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Purvis Short 178

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Purvis Short 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.