Tracy McGrady vs. Purvis Short Comparison

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

Tracy McGrady

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tracy McGrady: 1997-98 to 2012-13
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tracy McGrady 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Tracy McGrady 16 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Tracy McGrady 9 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Tracy McGrady 7 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tracy McGrady 2 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tracy McGrady 7 Purvis Short 0

Scoring Leader Tracy McGrady 2 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 19.6 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 5.6 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 4.4 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.2 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 0.9 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tracy McGrady 18,381 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Tracy McGrady 5,276 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Tracy McGrady 4,161 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Tracy McGrady 1,136 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Tracy McGrady 807 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Tracy McGrady 938 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tracy McGrady .435 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Tracy McGrady .338 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Tracy McGrady .746 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 32.1 (2003) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 7.9 (2002) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 6.5 (2007) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.7 (2005) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.9 (2000) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 22.2 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 5.7 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 5.0 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.1 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 0.9 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tracy McGrady 1,109 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Tracy McGrady 286 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Tracy McGrady 249 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Tracy McGrady 53 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Tracy McGrady 47 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Tracy McGrady 50 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tracy McGrady .426 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Tracy McGrady .290 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tracy McGrady .757 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tracy McGrady 33.8 (2001) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tracy McGrady 8.2 (2008) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Tracy McGrady 8.3 (2001) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Tracy McGrady 2.0 (2003) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Tracy McGrady 1.8 (2002) 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.