Seth Curry vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Seth Curry 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

Seth Curry

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Seth Curry: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Seth Curry 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Seth Curry 10 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Seth Curry 5 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Seth Curry 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Seth Curry 10.4 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Seth Curry 2.1 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Seth Curry 2.0 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Seth Curry 0.7 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Seth Curry 0.1 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Seth Curry 5,032 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Seth Curry 1,011 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Seth Curry 975 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Seth Curry 332 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Seth Curry 66 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Seth Curry 482 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Seth Curry .471 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Seth Curry .431 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Seth Curry .864 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Seth Curry 15.0 (2022) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Seth Curry 3.1 (2022) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Seth Curry 3.6 (2022) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Seth Curry 1.1 (2017) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Seth Curry 0.2 (2022) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Seth Curry 11.6 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Seth Curry 1.9 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Seth Curry 1.6 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Seth Curry 0.7 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Seth Curry 0.2 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Seth Curry 476 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Seth Curry 77 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Seth Curry 67 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Seth Curry 28 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Seth Curry 10 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Seth Curry 41 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Seth Curry .524 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Seth Curry .468 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Seth Curry .805 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Seth Curry 18.8 (2021) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Seth Curry 2.5 (2022) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Seth Curry 3.0 (2022) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Seth Curry 1.0 (2020) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Seth Curry 0.8 (2022) 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.