Pete Maravich vs. Purvis Short Comparison

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

Pete Maravich

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pete Maravich: 1970-71 to 1979-80
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pete Maravich 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Pete Maravich 10 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Pete Maravich 4 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Pete Maravich 5 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Pete Maravich 2 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pete Maravich 4 Purvis Short 0

Scoring Leader Pete Maravich 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 24.2 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 4.2 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 5.4 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 1.4 * Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 15,948 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 2,747 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Pete Maravich 3,563 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Pete Maravich 587 * Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 108 * Purvis Short 178

Total Games Pete Maravich 658 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .441 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .667 * Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .820 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 31.1 (1977) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1975) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.9 (1973) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 2.0 (1978) * Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.4 (1976) * Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 18.7 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 3.7 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 3.8 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 * Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 * Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Pete Maravich 487 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Pete Maravich 95 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Pete Maravich 98 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Pete Maravich 3 * Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Pete Maravich 0 * Purvis Short 2

Total Games Pete Maravich 26 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pete Maravich .423 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Pete Maravich .333 * Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Pete Maravich .784 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pete Maravich 27.7 (1972) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Pete Maravich 5.3 (1972) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Pete Maravich 6.7 (1973) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Pete Maravich 0.3 (1980) * Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Pete Maravich 0.0 (1980) * Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.