Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Jordan and Purvis Short

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Jordan and Purvis Short played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 10 times in NBA games. Michael Jordan has a 7-3 winning record over Purvis Short. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Jordan
vs.
Purvis Short
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
Purvis Short:
1978-79 to 1989-90
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Jordan
7
7
0
Purvis Short
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 31.1 5.2 6.2 3.31.4
Purvis Short 15.0 3.6 2.30.90.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 44 8 10 55
Purvis Short 24 7 8 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 9

games		 6

games		 9

games		 8

games		5

games
Purvis Short 1

game 		1

game		 1

game		 1

game		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 0

games		 1

game		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 1984
1. Bulls 103   Michael Jordan 13 2 3 3 2 4 1 24 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Warriors 109   Purvis Short 24 6 4 0 0 1 1 38 10-26 .385 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Feb. 23, 1985
2. Bulls 140   Michael Jordan 38 5 5 3 0 0 4 32 15-20 .750 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Warriors 125   Purvis Short 23 5 1 1 0 3 2 35 6-18 .333 0-0 - 11-12 .917
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1987
3. Bulls 98   Michael Jordan 34 7 6 4 2 7 4 41 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Rockets 86   Purvis Short 17 7 2 1 1 3 5 29 8-22 .364 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Dec. 12, 1987
4. Bulls 112   Michael Jordan 44 3 9 5 5 3 3 40 16-28 .571 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
Rockets 103   Purvis Short 6 2 1 0 1 0 2 29 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 03, 1989
5. Bulls 98   Michael Jordan 29 6 10 5 1 3 3 45 10-24 .417 0-1 .000 9-12 .750
Rockets 105   Purvis Short 16 6 8 2 1 2 2 36 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 24, 1989
6. Bulls 106   Michael Jordan 33 4 8 4 0 2 2 38 10-18 .556 0-0 - 13-15 .867
Rockets 97   Purvis Short 10 1 3 0 0 2 2 21 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1989
7. Bulls 107   Michael Jordan 26 6 5 2 0 2 4 41 8-22 .364 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Nets 117   Purvis Short 12 2 1 1 0 2 4 21 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 27, 1990
8. Bulls 110   Michael Jordan 39 7 4 4 0 3 3 35 15-25 .600 1-3 .333 8-8 1.000
Nets 107   Purvis Short 20 3 3 0 1 1 0 29 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 25, 1990
9. Bulls 107   Michael Jordan 32 8 8 2 2 5 4 44 12-24 .500 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
OT Nets 106   Purvis Short 20 2 0 3 0 4 3 41 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mar. 02, 1990
10. Bulls 112   Michael Jordan 23 4 4 1 2 0 2 31 8-12 .667 2-4 .500 5-6 .833
Nets 91   Purvis Short 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 24 1-10 .100 0-0 - 0-0 -
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