Patty Mills vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Patty Mills 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

Patty Mills

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patty Mills: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patty Mills 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Patty Mills 15 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Patty Mills 13 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Patty Mills 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patty Mills 8.8 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 1.6 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 2.2 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.6 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.1 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Patty Mills 7,893 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Patty Mills 1,469 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Patty Mills 1,984 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Patty Mills 568 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Patty Mills 77 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Patty Mills 892 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patty Mills .424 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Patty Mills .386 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Patty Mills .856 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patty Mills 11.6 (2020) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 2.2 (2019) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 3.5 (2017) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.8 (2014) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.2 (2022) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patty Mills 6.6 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 1.4 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 1.6 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.5 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.1 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Patty Mills 650 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Patty Mills 139 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Patty Mills 155 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Patty Mills 51 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Patty Mills 5 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Patty Mills 98 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patty Mills .429 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Patty Mills .380 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Patty Mills .797 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patty Mills 13.4 (2018) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 2.7 (2015) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 3.6 (2019) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 1.0 (2019) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.3 (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.