Scottie Pippen vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Scottie Pippen 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

Scottie Pippen

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scottie Pippen: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scottie Pippen 6 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Scottie Pippen 17 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Scottie Pippen 16 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Scottie Pippen 7 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Scottie Pippen 3 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Scottie Pippen 7 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Scottie Pippen 8 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Scottie Pippen 10 Purvis Short 0

Steals Leader Scottie Pippen 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 16.1 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 6.4 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 5.2 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 2.0 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 0.8 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Pippen 18,940 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Scottie Pippen 7,494 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Scottie Pippen 6,135 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Scottie Pippen 2,307 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Scottie Pippen 947 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Scottie Pippen 1,178 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Pippen .473 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Scottie Pippen .326 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Pippen .704 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 22.0 (1994) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 8.7 (1994) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 7.0 (1992) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 2.9 (1995) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 1.2 (1990) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 17.5 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 7.6 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 5.0 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 1.9 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 0.9 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Pippen 3,642 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Scottie Pippen 1,583 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Scottie Pippen 1,048 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Scottie Pippen 395 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Scottie Pippen 185 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Scottie Pippen 208 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Pippen .444 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Scottie Pippen .303 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Pippen .724 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Pippen 22.8 (1994) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Pippen 11.8 (1999) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Scottie Pippen 6.7 (1992) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Scottie Pippen 2.7 (2001) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Scottie Pippen 1.3 (1990) 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.