Shaquille O'Neal vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Purvis Short 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Purvis Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Purvis Short 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Purvis Short 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.