Mikal Bridges vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (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.