Robert Parish vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Robert Parish 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

Robert Parish

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Parish 4 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Robert Parish 21 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Robert Parish 16 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Robert Parish 9 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 2 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 14.5 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.1 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.4 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.5 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 23,334 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 14,715 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Robert Parish 2,180 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Robert Parish 1,219 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Robert Parish 2,361 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Robert Parish 1,611 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .537 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .721 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 19.9 (1982) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 12.5 (1989) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.2 (1989) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1979) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 2.9 (1979) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 15.3 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.6 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.7 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 2,820 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 1,765 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Robert Parish 234 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Robert Parish 145 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Robert Parish 309 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Robert Parish 184 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .506 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .722 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 21.3 (1982) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 11.3 (1982) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.6 (1990) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1989) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 4.0 (1982) 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.