Luka Doncic vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Luka Doncic 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

Luka Doncic

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luka Doncic: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luka Doncic 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Luka Doncic 6 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Luka Doncic 4 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Luka Doncic 5 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Luka Doncic 4 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 4 Purvis Short 0

Scoring Leader Luka Doncic 1 Purvis Short 0

Rookie of The Year Luka Doncic 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 28.7 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 8.7 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.3 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.2 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 11,470 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 3,472 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Luka Doncic 3,317 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Luka Doncic 467 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 182 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Luka Doncic 400 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .470 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .347 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .747 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 33.9 (2024) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 (2020) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2024) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.4 (2024) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 32.2 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 7.9 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.5 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 998 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 290 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Luka Doncic 244 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Luka Doncic 47 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 16 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Luka Doncic 31 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .463 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .357 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .701 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 35.7 (2021) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2020) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 10.3 (2021) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.8 (2022) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) 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.