Kyle Korver vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Kyle Korver 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

Kyle Korver

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Korver: 2003-04 to 2019-20
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Korver 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Korver 17 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Kyle Korver 14 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Kyle Korver 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 9.7 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 3.0 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 1.7 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 0.7 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 0.3 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Korver 11,953 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Kyle Korver 3,643 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Kyle Korver 2,114 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Kyle Korver 804 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Kyle Korver 403 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Kyle Korver 1,232 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Korver .442 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Kyle Korver .429 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Korver .877 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 14.4 (2007) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 4.6 (2005) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 2.9 (2014) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 1.3 (2005) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 0.6 (2015) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 8.0 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 2.5 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 1.0 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 0.6 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 0.4 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Korver 1,156 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Kyle Korver 360 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Kyle Korver 152 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Kyle Korver 81 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Kyle Korver 56 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Kyle Korver 145 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Korver .417 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Kyle Korver .391 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Korver .895 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 13.4 (2014) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 5.3 (2014) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 2.6 (2009) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 1.4 (2015) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 1.1 (2015) 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.