Rick Barry vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Barry:
1965-66 to 1979-80
Purvis Short:
1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
Purvis Short0
Rick Barry10
Purvis Short12
Rick Barry7
Purvis Short3
Rick Barry8
Purvis Short0

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
Purvis Short0
Rick Barry5
Purvis Short0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
Purvis Short0
Rick Barry1
Purvis Short0
Rick Barry1 *
Purvis Short0
Rick Barry1
Purvis Short0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 23.2
Purvis Short 17.3

Rick Barry 6.5
Purvis Short 4.3

Rick Barry 5.1
Purvis Short 2.5

Rick Barry 2.0
*
Purvis Short 1.0

Rick Barry 0.5
*
Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
Purvis Short 14,607

Rick Barry 5,168
Purvis Short 3,625

Rick Barry 4,017
Purvis Short 2,123

Rick Barry 1,104
*
Purvis Short 878

Rick Barry 269
*
Purvis Short 178

Rick Barry 794
Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
Purvis Short .282

*
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
Purvis Short 28.0
(1985)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
Purvis Short 5.5
(1984)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
Purvis Short 3.7
(1986)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Purvis Short 1.5
(1985)

Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
Purvis Short 0.3
(1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
Purvis Short 10.4

Rick Barry 5.6
Purvis Short 2.8

Rick Barry 4.6
Purvis Short 1.6

Rick Barry 2.2
*
Purvis Short 0.7

Rick Barry 0.8
*
Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
Purvis Short 187

Rick Barry 418
Purvis Short 51

Rick Barry 340
Purvis Short 29

Rick Barry 106
*
Purvis Short 13

Rick Barry 39
*
Purvis Short 2

Rick Barry 74
Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .250
*
Purvis Short .000

*
Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
Purvis Short 14.6
(1987)

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
Purvis Short 3.3
(1987)

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
Purvis Short 2.7
(1987)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Purvis Short 1.2
(1987)

Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
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.