Andre Drummond vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Andre Drummond 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

Andre Drummond

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Andre Drummond: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Andre Drummond 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Andre Drummond 12 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Andre Drummond 4 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Andre Drummond 2 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Andre Drummond 1 Purvis Short 0

Rebounds Leader Andre Drummond 4 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Andre Drummond 12.7 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Andre Drummond 12.4 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Andre Drummond 1.2 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Andre Drummond 1.3 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Andre Drummond 1.3 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Andre Drummond 11,000 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Andre Drummond 10,671 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Andre Drummond 1,073 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Andre Drummond 1,094 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Andre Drummond 1,130 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Andre Drummond 864 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Andre Drummond .543 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Andre Drummond .125 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Andre Drummond .482 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Andre Drummond 17.7 (2020) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Andre Drummond 16.0 (2018) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Andre Drummond 3.0 (2018) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Andre Drummond 1.9 (2020) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Andre Drummond 1.9 (2015) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Andre Drummond 10.8 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Andre Drummond 9.1 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Andre Drummond 0.7 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Andre Drummond 0.9 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Andre Drummond 1.0 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Andre Drummond 184 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Andre Drummond 155 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Andre Drummond 12 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Andre Drummond 16 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Andre Drummond 17 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Andre Drummond 17 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Andre Drummond .510 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Andre Drummond .000 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Andre Drummond .429 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Andre Drummond 16.8 (2016) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Andre Drummond 13.0 (2019) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Andre Drummond 2.3 (2019) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Andre Drummond 1.5 (2019) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Andre Drummond 1.5 (2016) 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.