Kyle Lowry vs. Purvis Short Comparison

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

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Lowry: 2006-07 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Lowry 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Lowry 18 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Kyle Lowry 11 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Kyle Lowry 6 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Lowry 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Lowry 14.3 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Lowry 4.3 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Kyle Lowry 6.2 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Kyle Lowry 1.3 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kyle Lowry 0.3 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Lowry 16,218 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Kyle Lowry 4,894 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Kyle Lowry 7,003 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Kyle Lowry 1,466 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Kyle Lowry 340 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Kyle Lowry 1,138 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Lowry .424 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Kyle Lowry .368 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Lowry .815 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Lowry 22.4 (2017) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Lowry 5.6 (2018) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kyle Lowry 8.7 (2019) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kyle Lowry 2.1 (2016) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Lowry 0.5 (2019) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Lowry 13.5 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Lowry 4.3 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Kyle Lowry 5.4 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Kyle Lowry 1.3 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kyle Lowry 0.4 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Lowry 1,836 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Kyle Lowry 582 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Kyle Lowry 730 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Kyle Lowry 174 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Kyle Lowry 48 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Kyle Lowry 136 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Lowry .411 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Kyle Lowry .338 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Lowry .803 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Lowry 21.1 (2014) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Lowry 6.5 (2020) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kyle Lowry 8.5 (2018) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kyle Lowry 1.7 (2020) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Lowry 0.7 (2020) 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.