Cade Cunningham vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Cade Cunningham 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

Cade Cunningham

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cade Cunningham: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cade Cunningham 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Cade Cunningham 3 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Cade Cunningham 0 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Cade Cunningham 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 20.0 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 5.0 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.5 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.0 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.5 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 2,758 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 696 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 892 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 144 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 72 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Cade Cunningham 138 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .432 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .329 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .858 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 22.7 (2024) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.2 (2023) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 7.5 (2024) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.2 (2022) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.7 (2022) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 2

Total Games Cade Cunningham 0 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - 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.