Tom Heinsohn vs. Purvis Short Comparison

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

Tom Heinsohn

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Heinsohn 8 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Tom Heinsohn 9 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Tom Heinsohn 9 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Tom Heinsohn 6 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Heinsohn 4 Purvis Short 0

Rookie of The Year Tom Heinsohn 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 18.6 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 8.8 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.0 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 12,194 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 5,749 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 1,318 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Purvis Short 178

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 654 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .405 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .790 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 19.8 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 9.2 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.1 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 2,058 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 954 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 215 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Purvis Short 2

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 104 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .402 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .743 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.