Kyle Kuzma vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.