De'Aaron Fox vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and De'Aaron Fox 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

De'Aaron Fox

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
De'Aaron Fox: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships De'Aaron Fox 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons De'Aaron Fox 7 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played De'Aaron Fox 1 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games De'Aaron Fox 1 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) De'Aaron Fox 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 21.2 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 3.8 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 6.1 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 1.4 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.4 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Aaron Fox 9,940 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds De'Aaron Fox 1,784 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists De'Aaron Fox 2,870 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals De'Aaron Fox 665 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks De'Aaron Fox 196 Purvis Short 178

Total Games De'Aaron Fox 469 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Aaron Fox .471 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage De'Aaron Fox .334 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage De'Aaron Fox .736 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 26.6 (2024) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 4.6 (2024) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.3 (2019) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.0 (2024) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 (2019) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 27.4 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 5.4 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.7 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.1 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Aaron Fox 192 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds De'Aaron Fox 38 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists De'Aaron Fox 54 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals De'Aaron Fox 15 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks De'Aaron Fox 4 Purvis Short 2

Total Games De'Aaron Fox 7 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Aaron Fox .424 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage De'Aaron Fox .333 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage De'Aaron Fox .756 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 27.4 (2023) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 5.4 (2023) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.7 (2023) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.1 (2023) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 (2023) 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.