Jusuf Nurkic vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Jusuf Nurkic 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

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.6 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.6 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 221 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 182 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 48 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 20 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 19 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 19 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .486 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .712 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2018) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.7 (2024) 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.