Ricky Rubio vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Ricky Rubio 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

Ricky Rubio

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Rubio 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Ricky Rubio 12 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Ricky Rubio 3 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Ricky Rubio 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 10.8 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 4.1 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 7.4 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 1.8 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.1 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Rubio 7,570 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Ricky Rubio 2,830 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Ricky Rubio 5,160 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Ricky Rubio 1,226 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Ricky Rubio 94 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Ricky Rubio 698 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Rubio .388 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Ricky Rubio .324 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Rubio .843 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 11.5 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 4.7 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 6.3 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 1.5 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.3 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Rubio 161 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Ricky Rubio 66 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Ricky Rubio 88 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Ricky Rubio 21 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Ricky Rubio 4 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Ricky Rubio 14 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Rubio .384 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Ricky Rubio .269 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Rubio .814 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018) 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.