Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.