C.J. McCollum vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and C.J. McCollum that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

C.J. McCollum

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

C.J. McCollum	0
Purvis Short	0

NBA Seasons

C.J. McCollum	11
Purvis Short	12

Playoffs Played

C.J. McCollum	10
Purvis Short	3

All-Star Games

C.J. McCollum	0
Purvis Short	0

Honors and Awards

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

C.J. McCollum	19.5
Purvis Short	17.3

Rebounds Per Game

C.J. McCollum	3.6
Purvis Short	4.3

Assists Per Game

C.J. McCollum	3.8
Purvis Short	2.5

Steals Per Game

C.J. McCollum	0.9
Purvis Short	1.0

Blocks Per Game

C.J. McCollum	0.4
Purvis Short	0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points

C.J. McCollum	14,231
Purvis Short	14,607

Total Rebounds

C.J. McCollum	2,655
Purvis Short	3,625

Total Assists

C.J. McCollum	2,778
Purvis Short	2,123

Total Steals

C.J. McCollum	658
Purvis Short	878

Total Blocks

C.J. McCollum	302
Purvis Short	178

Total Games

C.J. McCollum	731
Purvis Short	842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

C.J. McCollum	.454
Purvis Short	.474

3-Point Percentage

C.J. McCollum	.399
Purvis Short	.282		*

Free Throw Percentage

C.J. McCollum	.806
Purvis Short	.824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

C.J. McCollum	23.1		(2021)
Purvis Short	28.0		(1985)

Rebounds Per Game

C.J. McCollum	4.4		(2023)
Purvis Short	5.5		(1984)

Assists Per Game

C.J. McCollum	5.7		(2023)
Purvis Short	3.7		(1986)

Steals Per Game

C.J. McCollum	1.2		(2016)
Purvis Short	1.5		(1985)

Blocks Per Game

C.J. McCollum	0.6		(2024)
Purvis Short	0.3		(1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

C.J. McCollum	20.1
Purvis Short	10.4

Rebounds Per Game

C.J. McCollum	4.4
Purvis Short	2.8

Assists Per Game

C.J. McCollum	3.1
Purvis Short	1.6

Steals Per Game

C.J. McCollum	0.8
Purvis Short	0.7

Blocks Per Game

C.J. McCollum	0.5
Purvis Short	0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points

C.J. McCollum	1,324
Purvis Short	187

Total Rebounds

C.J. McCollum	291
Purvis Short	51

Total Assists

C.J. McCollum	203
Purvis Short	29

Total Steals

C.J. McCollum	56
Purvis Short	13

Total Blocks

C.J. McCollum	32
Purvis Short	2

Total Games

C.J. McCollum	66
Purvis Short	18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

C.J. McCollum	.431
Purvis Short	.424

3-Point Percentage

C.J. McCollum	.369
Purvis Short	.000		*

Free Throw Percentage

C.J. McCollum	.766
Purvis Short	.878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

C.J. McCollum	25.3		(2018)
Purvis Short	14.6		(1987)

Rebounds Per Game

C.J. McCollum	6.7		(2022)
Purvis Short	3.3		(1987)

Assists Per Game

C.J. McCollum	5.7		(2024)
Purvis Short	2.7		(1987)

Steals Per Game

C.J. McCollum	2.0		(2024)
Purvis Short	1.2		(1987)

Blocks Per Game

C.J. McCollum	0.8		(2022)
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.