Purvis Short vs. T.J. Warren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. Warren and Purvis Short, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Purvis Short played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than T.J. Warren, who played 9. Purvis Short had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while T.J. Warren had his rookie season in 2014-15. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Purvis Short	12	3	1978-79 to 1989-90
T.J. Warren	9	3	2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Purvis Short	T.J. Warren
Season	1978-79	2014-15
Team	Golden State Warriors	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	75	22.7	10.6	1.7	2.9	4.6	1.3	0.7	0.2	1.5	3.1	4.9	10.3	.479	-	-	-	0.8	1.1	.671
T.J. Warren	40	15.4	6.1	1.0	1.1	2.1	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.7	1.3	2.8	5.4	.528	0.1	0.5	.238	0.4	0.5	.737

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. Warren	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Purvis Short	T.J. Warren
Season	1979-80	2015-16
Team	Golden State Warriors	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	62	26.4	17.0	1.9	3.2	5.1	2.0	1.0	0.1	2.0	3.0	7.4	14.8	.503	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	2.7	.812
T.J. Warren	47	22.8	11.0	1.2	1.9	3.1	0.9	0.8	0.3	0.7	2.0	4.7	9.4	.501	0.6	1.5	.400	1.0	1.4	.703

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. Warren	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Purvis Short	T.J. Warren
Season	1980-81	2016-17
Team	Golden State Warriors	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	79	29.2	16.1	1.9	3.0	4.9	3.2	1.0	0.2	1.8	3.1	6.9	14.6	.475	0.0	0.2	.176	2.1	2.6	.820
T.J. Warren	66	31.0	14.4	1.9	3.2	5.1	1.1	1.2	0.6	0.9	2.7	6.1	12.3	.495	0.4	1.5	.265	1.8	2.3	.773

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. Warren	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Purvis Short	T.J. Warren
Season	1981-82	2017-18
Team	Golden State Warriors	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	76	23.4	14.4	1.6	1.9	3.5	2.8	0.9	0.1	1.6	2.9	6.0	12.3	.488	0.1	0.4	.214	2.3	2.9	.801
T.J. Warren	65	33.0	19.6	1.9	3.2	5.1	1.3	1.0	0.6	1.3	2.3	8.1	16.4	.498	0.3	1.4	.222	3.0	3.9	.757

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. Warren	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Purvis Short	T.J. Warren
Season	1982-83	2018-19
Team	Golden State Warriors	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	67	35.8	21.4	2.2	3.1	5.3	3.4	1.4	0.2	2.9	3.6	8.8	18.0	.487	0.1	0.2	.267	3.8	4.6	.828
T.J. Warren	43	31.6	18.0	0.7	3.3	4.0	1.5	1.2	0.7	1.2	2.8	6.9	14.2	.486	1.8	4.2	.428	2.3	2.9	.815

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. Warren	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Purvis Short	T.J. Warren
Season	1983-84	2019-20
Team	Golden State Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	79	37.3	22.8	2.3	3.2	5.5	3.1	1.3	0.1	2.9	3.2	9.0	19.1	.473	0.3	0.9	.306	4.5	5.6	.793
T.J. Warren	67	32.9	19.8	1.0	3.2	4.2	1.5	1.2	0.5	1.3	2.8	8.0	14.9	.536	1.4	3.4	.403	2.5	3.0	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. Warren	4	39.0	20.0	1.3	5.0	6.3	3.0	2.3	0.3	2.8	4.0	8.0	17.0	.471	1.8	4.8	.368	2.3	2.3	1.000


Season 7
	Purvis Short	T.J. Warren
Season	1984-85	2020-21
Team	Golden State Warriors	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	78	39.5	28.0	2.0	3.1	5.1	3.0	1.5	0.3	3.1	3.3	10.5	22.8	.460	0.6	1.9	.313	6.4	7.9	.817
T.J. Warren	4	29.3	15.5	0.5	3.0	3.5	1.3	0.5	0.0	1.0	4.0	6.8	12.8	.529	0.0	1.8	.000	2.0	2.5	.800

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. Warren	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: T.J. Warren didn't play in 2021-22.


Season 8
	Purvis Short	T.J. Warren
Season	1985-86	2022-23
Team	Golden State Warriors	Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	64	37.9	25.5	2.0	3.2	5.1	3.7	1.4	0.3	2.9	3.6	9.9	20.5	.482	0.2	0.8	.306	5.5	6.3	.865
T.J. Warren	42	16.4	7.5	0.6	2.3	2.9	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.5	1.5	3.1	6.4	.489	0.5	1.6	.328	0.7	0.8	.800

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. Warren	6	13.5	2.7	0.3	0.8	1.2	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.8	1.0	3.2	.316	0.2	1.2	.143	0.5	0.7	.750


Season 9
	Purvis Short	T.J. Warren
Season	1986-87	2023-24
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Timberwolves TBD

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	34	27.9	18.3	1.6	2.4	4.0	2.5	1.3	0.2	2.0	3.0	7.1	14.7	.479	0.1	0.5	.235	4.0	4.7	.856
T.J. Warren	11	11.4	3.7	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.4	1.0	1.6	3.7	.439	0.2	1.2	.154	0.3	0.4	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	10	25.3	14.6	1.2	2.1	3.3	2.7	1.2	0.2	2.1	3.4	5.7	12.3	.463	0.0	0.2	.000	3.2	3.6	.889
T.J. Warren	3	3.7	0.0	0.7	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 10
	Purvis Short	T.J. Warren
Season	1987-88	-
Team	Houston Rockets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	81	24.1	14.3	0.9	1.9	2.7	2.0	0.7	0.2	1.5	2.4	5.9	12.2	.481	0.1	0.3	.238	2.5	3.0	.858
T.J. Warren	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	4	17.8	5.5	1.0	1.3	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.8	6.5	.269	0.0	0.3	.000	2.0	2.0	1.000
T.J. Warren	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Purvis Short	T.J. Warren
Season	1988-89	-
Team	Houston Rockets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	65	17.8	7.4	1.0	1.8	2.8	1.6	0.7	0.2	1.1	1.8	3.0	7.4	.413	0.1	0.5	.273	1.2	1.4	.865
T.J. Warren	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	4	9.3	4.8	1.5	0.8	2.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.8	2.0	5.3	.381	0.0	0.5	.000	0.8	1.3	.600
T.J. Warren	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Purvis Short	T.J. Warren
Season	1989-90	-
Team	New Jersey Nets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	82	27.0	13.1	1.2	1.8	3.0	1.8	0.8	0.2	1.5	2.5	5.3	11.6	.455	0.1	0.4	.286	2.4	2.9	.835
T.J. Warren	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Purvis Short	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. Warren	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Purvis Short vs. T.J. Warren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. Warren and Purvis Short, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12