Moses Malone vs. Purvis Short Comparison

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

Moses Malone

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Purvis Short 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Purvis Short 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) 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.