Lamar Odom vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Lamar Odom 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

Lamar Odom

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lamar Odom: 1999-00 to 2012-13
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lamar Odom 2 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Lamar Odom 14 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Lamar Odom 8 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Lamar Odom 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamar Odom 13.3 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Odom 8.4 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Lamar Odom 3.7 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Lamar Odom 0.9 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Lamar Odom 0.9 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamar Odom 12,781 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Lamar Odom 8,059 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Lamar Odom 3,554 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Lamar Odom 848 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Lamar Odom 892 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Lamar Odom 961 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamar Odom .463 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Lamar Odom .312 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Lamar Odom .693 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamar Odom 17.2 (2001) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Odom 10.6 (2008) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Lamar Odom 5.9 (2002) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Lamar Odom 1.2 (2000) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Lamar Odom 1.6 (2001) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamar Odom 13.0 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Odom 8.8 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Lamar Odom 2.4 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Lamar Odom 0.7 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Lamar Odom 1.0 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamar Odom 1,407 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Lamar Odom 955 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Lamar Odom 264 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Lamar Odom 72 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Lamar Odom 112 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Lamar Odom 108 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamar Odom .479 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Lamar Odom .303 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Lamar Odom .643 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamar Odom 19.4 (2007) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Odom 13.0 (2007) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Lamar Odom 4.9 (2006) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Lamar Odom 1.2 (2004) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Lamar Odom 1.3 (2009) 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.