DeMar DeRozan vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and DeMar DeRozan 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

DeMar DeRozan

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMar DeRozan: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMar DeRozan 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons DeMar DeRozan 15 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played DeMar DeRozan 7 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games DeMar DeRozan 6 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMar DeRozan 3 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.2 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.4 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.1 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.0 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.3 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 23,582 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 4,910 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 4,527 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 1,108 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 361 Purvis Short 178

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 1,110 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .469 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .296 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .841 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 27.9 (2022) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.0 (2019) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.9 (2021) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.2 (2015) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2024) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.8 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.7 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 3.7 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.1 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.2 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 1,375 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 296 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 232 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 72 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 14 Purvis Short 2

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 63 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .418 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .214 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .852 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 23.9 (2014) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.7 (2019) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 5.8 (2015) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.8 (2022) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2018) 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.