Paul Arizin vs. Purvis Short Comparison

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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Purvis Short 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Purvis Short 178

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Purvis Short 2

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.