Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Purvis Short and John Stockton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Purvis Short and John Stockton 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.

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They faced each other a total of 26 times in NBA games. John Stockton has a 16-10 winning record over Purvis Short, but Purvis Short won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Purvis Short

vs.

John Stockton


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

26 Games played

21 in Regular Season

5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Purvis Short	10	7	3
John Stockton	16	14	2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Purvis Short	16.8	4.0	2.8	1.2	0.1
John Stockton	12.0	2.6	9.8	2.4	0.2

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Purvis Short	39	9	6	3	1
John Stockton	27	6	24	6	1

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Purvis Short	15 games	16 games	3 games	5 games	3 games
John Stockton	10 games	7 games	20 games	17 games	5 games
Both had same stat	1 game	3 games	3 games	4 games	18 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. 03, 1984
1.	Warriors	112	Purvis Short	22	7	2	1	0	4	3	40	9-23	.391	0-0	-	4-8	.500
	Jazz	107	John Stockton	2	3	7	1	0	3	2	17	1-3	.333	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Nov. 09, 1984
2.	Warriors	117	Purvis Short	28	9	6	2	0	5	3	43	10-20	.500	0-2	.000	8-8	1.000
OT	Jazz	125	John Stockton	4	1	6	1	1	2	2	15	1-4	.250	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Dec. 04, 1984
3.	Warriors	105	Purvis Short	24	7	1	0	0	5	2	36	11-28	.393	0-1	.000	2-4	.500
	Jazz	107	John Stockton	8	3	4	1	0	1	1	15	3-3	1.000	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Feb. 12, 1985
4.	Warriors	110	Purvis Short	25	9	6	3	0	1	2	45	9-25	.360	1-3	.333	6-8	.750
	Jazz	122	John Stockton	2	2	4	2	0	3	3	10	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 18, 1985
5.	Warriors	125	Purvis Short	27	8	2	3	1	5	3	45	11-26	.423	1-2	.500	4-6	.667
	Jazz	136	John Stockton	2	2	5	1	0	2	3	14	1-3	.333	0-0	-	0-2	.000


1985-86 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 30, 1985
6.	Warriors	88	Purvis Short	20	4	1	2	0	2	4	38	8-22	.364	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Jazz	89	John Stockton	11	0	3	1	0	4	5	18	4-4	1.000	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Dec. 02, 1985
7.	Warriors	100	Purvis Short	19	7	5	1	0	5	4	41	9-19	.474	0-1	.000	1-2	.500
	Jazz	103	John Stockton	14	3	17	2	0	1	2	41	6-12	.500	0-0	-	2-3	.667
	Jan. 15, 1986
8.	Warriors	150	Purvis Short	22	2	6	3	0	2	4	29	8-18	.444	0-1	.000	6-8	.750
	Jazz	104	John Stockton	8	3	6	0	0	6	2	17	2-5	.400	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Mar. 12, 1986
9.	Warriors	118	Purvis Short	39	6	6	1	1	3	3	40	15-25	.600	0-0	-	9-9	1.000
	Jazz	111	John Stockton	6	0	5	3	0	1	3	15	3-5	.600	0-0	-	0-0	-


1986-87 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 12, 1987
10.	Warriors	107	Purvis Short	18	1	3	0	0	1	1	19	5-9	.556	0-0	-	8-10	.800
	Jazz	109	John Stockton	5	0	3	1	0	3	2	12	2-3	.667	0-0	-	1-2	.500


1987 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 23, 1987
11.	Warriors	85	Purvis Short	13	1	4	0	0	3	3	29	6-14	.429	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Jazz	99	John Stockton	4	1	3	0	0	2	2	09	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Apr. 25, 1987
12.	Warriors	100	Purvis Short	17	1	2	2	0	1	1	21	5-11	.455	0-0	-	7-7	1.000
	Jazz	103	John Stockton	4	5	5	3	0	2	5	27	1-3	.333	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Apr. 29, 1987
13.	Warriors	110	Purvis Short	10	7	3	2	1	1	3	21	5-12	.417	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jazz	95	John Stockton	13	1	8	3	0	2	1	30	6-8	.750	1-1	1.000	0-0	-
	May. 01, 1987
14.	Warriors	98	Purvis Short	32	4	3	2	0	6	4	32	13-19	.684	0-0	-	6-7	.857
	Jazz	94	John Stockton	15	3	11	6	0	3	5	45	5-8	.625	2-2	1.000	3-5	.600
	May. 03, 1987
15.	Warriors	118	Purvis Short	14	2	3	0	0	1	3	27	4-11	.364	0-1	.000	6-6	1.000
	Jazz	113	John Stockton	14	1	13	3	1	2	5	46	5-9	.556	1-2	.500	3-4	.750


1987-88 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 14, 1987
16.	Rockets	101	Purvis Short	11	5	0	1	0	1	2	23	4-11	.364	0-0	-	3-4	.750
	Jazz	93	John Stockton	13	5	7	1	0	3	4	29	6-6	1.000	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Nov. 27, 1987
17.	Rockets	96	Purvis Short	12	1	1	1	0	1	3	24	6-12	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jazz	118	John Stockton	18	3	16	1	0	2	0	27	5-8	.625	0-0	-	8-11	.727
	Dec. 10, 1987
18.	Rockets	98	Purvis Short	14	5	2	1	0	2	1	30	5-14	.357	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Jazz	93	John Stockton	5	2	9	2	0	2	4	27	2-6	.333	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Mar. 01, 1988
19.	Rockets	112	Purvis Short	18	3	5	1	0	0	3	28	5-13	.385	0-0	-	8-9	.889
	Jazz	113	John Stockton	26	3	12	5	0	4	3	41	8-10	.800	0-0	-	10-10	1.000
	Apr. 07, 1988
20.	Rockets	113	Purvis Short	20	6	3	0	0	2	0	19	7-14	.500	0-0	-	6-7	.857
	Jazz	107	John Stockton	13	4	18	2	1	6	5	46	5-16	.313	0-2	.000	3-3	1.000
	Apr. 23, 1988
21.	Rockets	107	Purvis Short	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2-5	.400	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jazz	125	John Stockton	27	5	18	3	1	4	3	42	9-11	.818	1-1	1.000	8-8	1.000


1988-89 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 03, 1989
22.	Rockets	104	Purvis Short	14	2	3	2	0	2	3	20	6-12	.500	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Jazz	102	John Stockton	26	1	24	6	0	1	3	45	12-16	.750	0-1	.000	2-2	1.000
	Mar. 08, 1989
23.	Rockets	80	Purvis Short	4	1	0	2	0	1	1	16	2-7	.286	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jazz	117	John Stockton	18	5	17	3	0	1	1	38	7-11	.636	0-0	-	4-4	1.000
	Mar. 24, 1989
24.	Rockets	99	Purvis Short	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	07	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jazz	102	John Stockton	26	6	12	3	0	4	3	45	8-16	.500	0-1	.000	10-10	1.000
	Apr. 14, 1989
25.	Rockets	96	Purvis Short	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	05	1-2	.500	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Jazz	122	John Stockton	18	2	11	5	0	5	4	36	7-11	.636	0-0	-	4-5	.800


1989-90 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 27, 1989
26.	Nets	68	Purvis Short	8	5	3	2	0	0	3	26	4-10	.400	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Jazz	105	John Stockton	10	4	10	3	1	5	1	29	4-8	.500	0-0	-	2-3	.667