Kobe Bryant vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Purvis Short 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Purvis Short 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.