Kyrie Irving vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Purvis Short 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,839 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 296 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 376 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 112 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 46 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Kyrie Irving 78 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .458 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .399 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .892 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 28.8 (2024) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.0 (2024) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2024) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.