Stephen Curry vs. Purvis Short Comparison

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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Purvis Short 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Purvis Short 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Purvis Short 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (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.