Player Profile

Purvis Short

Small Forward, Shooting Guard, and Power Forward

HT 6-7, WT 210lb Born July 2, 1957 College Jackson State University Draft Golden State Warriors, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 1978 NBA Draft

16.9 PPG

4.2 RPG

2.5 APG

1 SPG

0.2 BPG

16 Seasons

158 Avg GP

Season Stats

16 seasons

Year	Team	Age	Pos	GP	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1 season	NJN	0		82	24	27	5.3	11.6	0.455	0.1	0.4	0.286	5.1	11.2	0.461	0.46	2.4	2.9	0.835	1.2	1.8	3	1.8	0.8	0.2	1.5	2.5	13.1
1978-79	GSW	21	PF	75	0	22.7	4.9	10.3	0.479	0	0	0	4.9	10.3	0.479	0.479	0.8	1.1	0.671	1.7	2.9	4.6	1.3	0.7	0.2	1.5	3.1	10.6
1979-80	GSW	22	SF	62	0	26.4	7.4	14.8	0.503	0	0.1	0	7.4	14.7	0.507	0.503	2.2	2.7	0.812	1.9	3.2	5.1	2	1	0.1	2	3	17
1980-81	GSW	23	SF	79	0	29.2	6.9	14.6	0.475	0	0.2	0.176	6.9	14.4	0.479	0.476	2.1	2.6	0.82	1.9	3	4.9	3.2	1	0.2	1.8	3.1	16.1
1981-82	GSW	24	SF	76	8	23.4	6	12.3	0.488	0.1	0.4	0.214	5.9	11.9	0.496	0.491	2.3	2.9	0.801	1.6	1.9	3.5	2.8	0.9	0.1	1.6	2.9	14.4
1982-83	GSW	25	SF	67	57	35.8	8.8	18	0.487	0.1	0.2	0.267	8.7	17.8	0.49	0.489	3.8	4.6	0.828	2.2	3.1	5.3	3.4	1.4	0.2	2.9	3.6	21.4
1983-84	GSW	26	SF	79	76	37.3	9	19.1	0.473	0.3	0.9	0.306	8.8	18.2	0.482	0.48	4.5	5.6	0.793	2.3	3.2	5.5	3.1	1.3	0.1	2.9	3.2	22.8
1984-85	GSW	27	SF	78	77	39.5	10.5	22.8	0.46	0.6	1.9	0.313	9.9	20.9	0.474	0.473	6.4	7.9	0.817	2	3.1	5.1	3	1.5	0.3	3.1	3.3	28
1985-86	GSW	28	SF	64	63	37.9	9.9	20.5	0.482	0.2	0.8	0.306	9.7	19.8	0.489	0.488	5.5	6.3	0.865	2	3.2	5.1	3.7	1.4	0.3	2.9	3.6	25.5
1986-87	GSW	29	SF	34	15	27.9	7.1	14.7	0.479	0.1	0.5	0.235	6.9	14.2	0.488	0.483	4	4.7	0.856	1.6	2.4	4	2.5	1.3	0.2	2	3	18.3
1987-88	HOU	30	SG	81	11	24.1	5.9	12.2	0.481	0.1	0.3	0.238	5.8	11.9	0.486	0.483	2.5	3	0.858	0.9	1.9	2.7	2	0.7	0.2	1.5	2.4	14.3
1988-89	HOU	31	SF	65	16	17.8	3	7.4	0.413	0.1	0.5	0.273	2.9	6.9	0.423	0.422	1.2	1.4	0.865	1	1.8	2.8	1.6	0.7	0.2	1.1	1.8	7.4
1989-90	NJN	32	SF	82	24	27	5.3	11.6	0.455	0.1	0.4	0.286	5.1	11.2	0.461	0.46	2.4	2.9	0.835	1.2	1.8	3	1.8	0.8	0.2	1.5	2.5	13.1
2 seasons	HOU	0		146	27	21.3	4.6	10	0.458	0.1	0.4	0.259	4.5	9.7	0.466	0.463	1.9	2.3	0.86	0.9	1.8	2.7	1.8	0.7	0.2	1.3	2.1	11.2
9 seasons	GSW	0		614	296	31.3	7.9	16.4	0.479	0.2	0.7	0	7.7	15.9	0.486	0.484	3.5	4.2	0.818	1.9	2.9	4.8	2.8	1.2	0.2	2.3	3.2	19.4
Career		0		842	347	29.2	7	14.9	0.474	0.2	0.6	0	6.9	14.3	0.482	0.479	3.1	3.8	0.824	1.7	2.6	4.3	2.5	1	0.2	2	2.9	17.3