Patrick Ewing vs. Purvis Short Comparison

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

Patrick Ewing

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 3 Purvis Short 0

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 0.9 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) 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.