Steve Kerr vs. Purvis Short Comparison

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

Steve Kerr

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Kerr: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Kerr 5 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Steve Kerr 15 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Steve Kerr 11 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Steve Kerr 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.0 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.8 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 5,437 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 1,060 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Steve Kerr 1,658 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Steve Kerr 476 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 46 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Steve Kerr 910 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .479 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .454 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .864 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 8.6 (1994) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.6 (1992) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 3.2 (1990) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1994) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.2 (1992) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 4.3 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.0 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 553 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 110 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Steve Kerr 156 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Steve Kerr 63 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 3 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Steve Kerr 128 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .426 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .370 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .876 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.8 (1996) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.4 (1994) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 2.0 (1990) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1997) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 (2001) 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.