Purvis Short vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Purvis Short

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Purvis Short 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Purvis Short 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Purvis Short 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Purvis Short 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Purvis Short 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Purvis Short 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Purvis Short 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Purvis Short 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Purvis Short 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Purvis Short 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Purvis Short 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Purvis Short 17.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Purvis Short 4.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Purvis Short 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Purvis Short 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Purvis Short 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Purvis Short 14,607 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Purvis Short 3,625 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Purvis Short 2,123 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Purvis Short 878 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Purvis Short 178 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Purvis Short 842 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Purvis Short .474 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Purvis Short .282 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Purvis Short .824 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Purvis Short 28.0 (1985) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Purvis Short 5.5 (1984) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Purvis Short 3.7 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Purvis Short 1.5 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Purvis Short 0.3 (1985) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Purvis Short 10.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Purvis Short 2.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Purvis Short 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Purvis Short 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Purvis Short 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Purvis Short 187 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Purvis Short 51 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Purvis Short 29 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Purvis Short 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Purvis Short 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Purvis Short 18 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Purvis Short .424 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Purvis Short .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Purvis Short .878 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Purvis Short 14.6 (1987) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Purvis Short 3.3 (1987) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Purvis Short 2.7 (1987) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Purvis Short 1.2 (1987) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Purvis Short 0.2 (1987) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.