Penny Hardaway vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Penny Hardaway 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

Penny Hardaway

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) 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.