Gail Goodrich vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Gail Goodrich 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

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Purvis Short 178

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Purvis Short 2

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.