Purvis Short SF
Current Team: N/A
Born: Jul 2, 1957 (66 years old)
Birthplace/Hometown: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Nationality: United States
Height: 6-7 (201cm) Weight: 210 (95kg)
Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
Draft Entry: 1978 NBA Draft
Drafted: Round 1, Pick 5, Golden State Warriors
Pre-Draft Team: Jackson State (Sr)
High School: Blair Center Hattiesburg High School [Hattiesburg, Mississippi]
Purvis Short Teammates
Teammates Statistics & Data Below
| Player | Team(s) | League(s) | Season(s) | GP | PTS | REB | AST | W's | L's | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Barry Carroll | Warriors, Rockets, Nets | NBA | 8: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 506 | 17.9 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 220 | 286 | 43.5% | Compare |
| Larry Smith | Warriors | NBA | 7: 1980-81 to 1986-87 | 439 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 188 | 251 | 42.8% | Compare |
| Sleepy Floyd | Warriors, Rockets | NBA | 7: 1982-83 to 1988-89 | 411 | 16.3 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 169 | 242 | 41.1% | Compare |
| Lester Conner | Warriors, Rockets, Nets | NBA | 6: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 365 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 132 | 233 | 36.2% | Compare |
| Sonny Parker | Warriors | NBA | 4: 1978-79 to 1981-82 | 269 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 121 | 148 | 45.0% | Compare |
| World B. Free | Warriors, Rockets | NBA | 4: 1980-81 to 1987-88 | 214 | 18.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 109 | 105 | 50.9% | Compare |
| John Lucas | Warriors | NBA | 3: 1978-79 to 1980-81 | 199 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82 | 117 | 41.2% | Compare |
| Clifford Ray | Warriors | NBA | 3: 1978-79 to 1980-81 | 197 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 81 | 116 | 41.1% | Compare |
| Lorenzo Romar | Warriors | NBA | 4: 1980-81 to 1983-84 | 191 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 88 | 103 | 46.1% | Compare |
| Jerome Whitehead | Warriors | NBA | 3: 1984-85 to 1986-87 | 180 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 62 | 118 | 34.4% | Compare |
| Rickey Brown | Warriors | NBA | 3: 1980-81 to 1982-83 | 161 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 79 | 82 | 49.1% | Compare |
| Mickey Johnson | Warriors | NBA | 3: 1982-83 to 1984-85 | 155 | 13.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 52 | 103 | 33.5% | Compare |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Rockets | NBA | 2: 1987-88 to 1988-89 | 151 | 23.9 | 12.8 | 2.0 | 80 | 71 | 53.0% | Compare |
| Bernard King | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1980-81 to 1981-82 | 151 | 22.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 77 | 74 | 51.0% | Compare |
| Mike Bratz | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1983-84 to 1984-85 | 132 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 46 | 86 | 34.8% | Compare |
| Robert Parish | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1978-79 to 1979-80 | 128 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50 | 78 | 39.1% | Compare |
| Buck Johnson | Rockets | NBA | 2: 1987-88 to 1988-89 | 127 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 65 | 62 | 51.2% | Compare |
| Terry Teagle | Warriors | NBA | 3: 1984-85 to 1986-87 | 125 | 12.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 48 | 77 | 38.4% | Compare |
| Allen Leavell | Rockets | NBA | 2: 1987-88 to 1988-89 | 125 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 64 | 61 | 51.2% | Compare |
| Tom Abernethy | Warriors | NBA | 3: 1978-79 to 1980-81 | 120 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52 | 68 | 43.3% | Compare |
| Sam Williams | Warriors | NBA | 3: 1981-82 to 1983-84 | 119 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 58 | 61 | 48.7% | Compare |
| Wayne Cooper | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1978-79 to 1979-80 | 118 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45 | 73 | 38.1% | Compare |
| Raymond Townsend | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1978-79 to 1979-80 | 110 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41 | 69 | 37.3% | Compare |
| Greg Ballard | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1985-86 to 1986-87 | 107 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 42 | 65 | 39.3% | Compare |
| Chris Mullin | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1985-86 to 1986-87 | 98 | 13.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 37 | 61 | 37.8% | Compare |
| Joe Hassett | Warriors | NBA | 3: 1980-81 to 1982-83 | 92 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 45 | 47 | 48.9% | Compare |
| Jo Jo White | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1978-79 to 1979-80 | 87 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31 | 56 | 35.6% | Compare |
| Phil Smith | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1978-79 to 1979-80 | 84 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31 | 53 | 36.9% | Compare |
| Rodney McCray | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1987-88 | 84 | 12.2 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 46 | 38 | 54.8% | Compare |
| Chris Engler | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1982-83 to 1983-84 | 84 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 29 | 55 | 34.5% | Compare |
| Chris Morris | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 80 | 14.8 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 17 | 63 | 21.3% | Compare |
| Dennis Hopson | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 79 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 15 | 64 | 19.0% | Compare |
| Nate Williams | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1978-79 | 74 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32 | 42 | 43.2% | Compare |
| Cedric Maxwell | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1987-88 | 74 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 42 | 32 | 56.8% | Compare |
| Jim Petersen | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1987-88 | 72 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 39 | 33 | 54.2% | Compare |
| Lewis Lloyd | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1981-82 to 1982-83 | 71 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 25 | 46 | 35.2% | Compare |
| Charles Shackleford | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 70 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 12 | 58 | 17.1% | Compare |
| Chuck Aleksinas | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1984-85 | 70 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 18 | 52 | 25.7% | Compare |
| Othell Wilson | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1984-85 | 70 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 20 | 50 | 28.6% | Compare |
| Peter Thibeaux | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1984-85 to 1985-86 | 70 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 18 | 52 | 25.7% | Compare |
| Otis Thorpe | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1988-89 | 69 | 16.9 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 35 | 34 | 50.7% | Compare |
| Mike Woodson | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1988-89 | 69 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 35 | 34 | 50.7% | Compare |
| Mike Gale | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1981-82 | 69 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 39 | 30 | 56.5% | Compare |
| Sam Bowie | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 68 | 14.7 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 16 | 52 | 23.5% | Compare |
| Derrick Chievous | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1988-89 | 68 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 35 | 33 | 51.5% | Compare |
| Tim McCormick | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1988-89 | 68 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 34 | 34 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Darren Tillis | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1983-84 | 68 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 30 | 38 | 44.1% | Compare |
| Robert Reid | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1987-88 | 65 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 36 | 29 | 55.4% | Compare |
| Geoff Huston | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1985-86 | 64 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 24 | 40 | 37.5% | Compare |
| Frank Johnson | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1988-89 | 61 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 31 | 30 | 50.8% | Compare |
| Gary Plummer | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1984-85 | 60 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 16 | 44 | 26.7% | Compare |
| Don Collins | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1983-84 | 58 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 25 | 33 | 43.1% | Compare |
| Jack Haley | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 56 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 10 | 46 | 17.9% | Compare |
| Billy Reid | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1980-81 | 56 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23 | 33 | 41.1% | Compare |
| Mookie Blaylock | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 50 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 12 | 38 | 24.0% | Compare |
| Pace Mannion | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1983-84 | 50 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 18 | 32 | 36.0% | Compare |
| Ron Brewer | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1982-83 to 1983-84 | 49 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 16 | 33 | 32.7% | Compare |
| Steve Burtt | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1984-85 | 46 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 35 | 23.9% | Compare |
| Pete Verhoeven | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1985-86 | 43 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 14 | 29 | 32.6% | Compare |
| Russell Cross | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1983-84 | 42 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13 | 29 | 31.0% | Compare |
| Walter Berry | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1988-89 | 40 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 18 | 22 | 45.0% | Compare |
| Rod Higgins | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1986-87 | 38 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 15 | 23 | 39.5% | Compare |
| Hank McDowell | Warriors | NBA | 2: 1981-82 to 1982-83 | 36 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 16 | 20 | 44.4% | Compare |
| Chuck Nevitt | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1988-89 | 36 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 19 | 17 | 52.8% | Compare |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1982-83 | 31 | 12.8 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 14 | 17 | 45.2% | Compare |
| Perry Moss | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1986-87 | 29 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 12 | 17 | 41.4% | Compare |
| Pete Myers | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 28 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4 | 24 | 14.3% | Compare |
| Jaren Jackson | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 28 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 5 | 23 | 17.9% | Compare |
| Leon Wood | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 28 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 4 | 24 | 14.3% | Compare |
| Chris Dudley | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 27 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 4 | 23 | 14.8% | Compare |
| Wesley Cox | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1978-79 | 26 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 17 | 34.6% | Compare |
| Darnell Hillman | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1979-80 | 26 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 19 | 26.9% | Compare |
| Ben McDonald | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1986-87 | 26 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 9 | 17 | 34.6% | Compare |
| Roy Hinson | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 25 | 15.0 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 9 | 16 | 36.0% | Compare |
| Derrick Gervin | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 21 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 3 | 18 | 14.3% | Compare |
| John Coughran | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1979-80 | 21 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 14 | 33.3% | Compare |
| Anthony Mason | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1 | 20 | 4.8% | Compare |
| Ralph Sampson | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1987-88 | 19 | 15.9 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 11 | 8 | 57.9% | Compare |
| Chris Washburn | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1986-87 | 17 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 6 | 11 | 35.3% | Compare |
| Jay Taylor | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 17 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3 | 14 | 17.6% | Compare |
| Stanley Brundy | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 16 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3 | 13 | 18.8% | Compare |
| Derek Smith | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1982-83 | 16 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 11 | 31.3% | Compare |
| Bubba Wilson | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1979-80 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0% | Compare |
| Steve Harris | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1987-88 | 14 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 8 | 6 | 57.1% | Compare |
| Clinton Smith | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1986-87 | 12 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 5 | 7 | 41.7% | Compare |
| Andre Turner | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1987-88 | 12 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 6 | 6 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Richard Anderson | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1987-88 | 12 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 5 | 7 | 41.7% | Compare |
| Ray Epps | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1978-79 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Tony Robertson | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1978-79 | 11 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5% | Compare |
| Bernard Thompson | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1988-89 | 10 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0% | Compare |
| Larry Kenon | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1982-83 | 9 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | Compare |
| Tony Brown | Rockets | NBA | 1: 1988-89 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | Compare |
| Phil Chenier | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1980-81 | 8 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% | Compare |
| Bill Mayfield | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1980-81 | 7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% | Compare |
| Kevin Henderson | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1986-87 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | Compare |
| Rick Carlisle | Nets | NBA | 1: 1989-90 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | Compare |
| Rudy White | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1980-81 | 4 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | Compare |
| Terry Duerod | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1982-83 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | Compare |
| John Mengelt | Warriors | NBA | 1: 1980-81 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | Compare |
* 99 teammates found. All stats represent what the teammates of Purvis Short averaged when they played with him in the selected games.