Jerry Lucas vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Jerry Lucas 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

Jerry Lucas

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Purvis Short 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Purvis Short 178

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Purvis Short 2

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (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.