Bob McAdoo vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Bob McAdoo 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

Bob McAdoo

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob McAdoo 2 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Bob McAdoo 14 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Bob McAdoo 9 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Bob McAdoo 5 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob McAdoo 1 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA First Team Bob McAdoo 1 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob McAdoo 2 Purvis Short 0

Scoring Leader Bob McAdoo 3 Purvis Short 0

Rookie of The Year Bob McAdoo 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 22.1 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 9.4 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.3 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.0 * Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.5 * Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 18,787 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 8,048 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 1,951 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 751 * Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 1,147 * Purvis Short 178

Total Games Bob McAdoo 852 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .503 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .081 * Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .754 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) * Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) * Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 18.3 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 7.6 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 0.8 * Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.6 * Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 1,718 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 711 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 127 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 72 * Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 151 * Purvis Short 2

Total Games Bob McAdoo 94 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .491 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .250 * Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .724 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) * Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) * Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.