Karl Malone vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.