Tim Duncan vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Purvis Short 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Purvis Short 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.