Purvis Short SF

Height: 6-7 (201cm)

Weight: 210 lbs (95kg)

Born: Jul 2, 1957 (68 years old)

Hometown: Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

NBA Draft: 1978 Round 1, Pick 5, Golden State Warriors

Pre-Draft Team: Jackson State (Sr)

High School: Blair Center Hattiesburg High School (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)

Purvis Short Player Profile

Date	Opponent	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK
4/22/1990	Magic	23	2	2	1	0
4/21/1990	Bucks	24	7	3	0	0
4/18/1990	Cavaliers	11	3	2	1	0
4/17/1990	Hawks	19	7	5	0	1
4/14/1990	Pacers	17	0	3	0	0

NBA Career
NCAA Career

NBA Career

12 Years Of Service

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1978-79	21	GOS	75	22.7	10.6	4.6	1.3	0.7	0.2	1.5	.479	-	.671
1979-80	22	GOS	62	26.4	17.0	5.1	2.0	1.0	0.1	2.0	.503	.000	.812
1980-81	23	GOS	79	29.2	16.1	4.9	3.2	1.0	0.2	1.8	.475	.176	.820
1981-82	24	GOS	76	23.4	14.4	3.5	2.8	0.9	0.1	1.6	.488	.214	.801
1982-83	25	GOS	67	35.8	21.4	5.3	3.4	1.4	0.2	2.9	.487	.267	.828
1983-84	26	GOS	79	37.3	22.8	5.5	3.1	1.3	0.1	2.9	.473	.306	.793
1984-85	27	GOS	78	39.5	28.0	5.1	3.0	1.5	0.3	3.1	.460	.313	.817
1985-86	28	GOS	64	38.0	25.5	5.1	3.7	1.4	0.3	2.9	.482	.306	.865
1986-87	29	GOS	34	27.9	18.3	4.0	2.5	1.3	0.2	2.0	.479	.235	.856
1987-88	30	HOU	81	24.1	14.3	2.7	2.0	0.7	0.2	1.5	.481	.238	.858
1988-89	31	HOU	65	17.8	7.4	2.8	1.6	0.7	0.2	1.1	.413	.273	.865
1989-90	32	NJN	82	27.0	13.1	3.0	1.8	0.8	0.2	1.5	.455	.286	.835
CAREER			842	29.2	17.3	4.3	2.5	1.0	0.2	2.0	.474	.282	.824

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1978-79	21	GOS	75	-	22.7	10.6	4.9	10.3	.479	-	-	-	0.8	1.1	.671	1.7	2.9	4.6	1.3	0.7	0.2	1.5	3.1
1979-80	22	GOS	62	-	26.4	17.0	7.4	14.8	.503	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	2.7	.812	1.9	3.2	5.1	2.0	1.0	0.1	2.0	3.0
1980-81	23	GOS	79	-	29.2	16.1	6.9	14.6	.475	0.0	0.2	.176	2.1	2.6	.820	1.9	3.0	4.9	3.2	1.0	0.2	1.8	3.1
1981-82	24	GOS	76	8	23.4	14.4	6.0	12.3	.488	0.1	0.4	.214	2.3	2.9	.801	1.6	1.9	3.5	2.8	0.9	0.1	1.6	2.9
1982-83	25	GOS	67	57	35.8	21.4	8.8	18.0	.487	0.1	0.2	.267	3.8	4.6	.828	2.2	3.1	5.3	3.4	1.4	0.2	2.9	3.6
1983-84	26	GOS	79	76	37.3	22.8	9.0	19.1	.473	0.3	0.9	.306	4.5	5.6	.793	2.3	3.2	5.5	3.1	1.3	0.1	2.9	3.2
1984-85	27	GOS	78	77	39.5	28.0	10.5	22.8	.460	0.6	1.9	.313	6.4	7.9	.817	2.0	3.1	5.1	3.0	1.5	0.3	3.1	3.3
1985-86	28	GOS	64	63	38.0	25.5	9.9	20.5	.482	0.2	0.8	.306	5.5	6.3	.865	2.0	3.2	5.1	3.7	1.4	0.3	2.9	3.6
1986-87	29	GOS	34	15	27.9	18.3	7.1	14.7	.479	0.1	0.5	.235	4.0	4.7	.856	1.6	2.4	4.0	2.5	1.3	0.2	2.0	3.0
1987-88	30	HOU	81	11	24.1	14.3	5.9	12.2	.481	0.1	0.3	.238	2.5	3.0	.858	0.9	1.9	2.7	2.0	0.7	0.2	1.5	2.4
1988-89	31	HOU	65	16	17.8	7.4	3.0	7.4	.413	0.1	0.5	.273	1.2	1.4	.865	1.0	1.8	2.8	1.6	0.7	0.2	1.1	1.8
1989-90	32	NJN	82	24	27.0	13.1	5.3	11.6	.455	0.1	0.4	.286	2.4	2.9	.835	1.2	1.8	3.0	1.8	0.8	0.2	1.5	2.5
CAREER			842	347	29.2	17.3	7.0	14.9	.474	0.2	0.6	.282	3.1	3.8	.824	1.7	2.6	4.3	2.5	1.0	0.2	2.0	2.9

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1978-79	21	GOS	75	-	1,703	795	369	771	.479	-	-	-	57	85	.671	127	220	347	97	54	12	111	233
1979-80	22	GOS	62	-	1,636	1,056	461	916	.503	0	6	.000	134	165	.812	119	197	316	123	63	9	122	186
1980-81	23	GOS	79	-	2,309	1,269	549	1,157	.475	3	17	.176	168	205	.820	151	240	391	249	78	19	143	244
1981-82	24	GOS	76	8	1,782	1,095	456	935	.488	6	28	.214	177	221	.801	123	143	266	209	65	10	122	220
1982-83	25	GOS	67	57	2,397	1,437	589	1,209	.487	4	15	.267	255	308	.828	145	209	354	228	94	14	194	242
1983-84	26	GOS	79	76	2,945	1,803	714	1,509	.473	22	72	.306	353	445	.793	184	254	438	246	103	11	228	252
1984-85	27	GOS	78	77	3,081	2,186	819	1,780	.460	47	150	.313	501	613	.817	157	241	398	234	116	27	241	255
1985-86	28	GOS	64	63	2,433	1,632	633	1,313	.482	15	49	.306	351	406	.865	126	202	328	237	92	22	184	229
1986-87	29	GOS	34	15	950	621	240	501	.479	4	17	.235	137	160	.856	55	82	137	86	43	7	68	103
1987-88	30	HOU	81	11	1,949	1,159	474	986	.481	5	21	.238	206	240	.858	71	151	222	162	58	14	118	197
1988-89	31	HOU	65	16	1,157	482	198	480	.413	9	33	.273	77	89	.865	65	114	179	107	44	13	70	116
1989-90	32	NJN	82	24	2,213	1,072	432	950	.455	10	35	.286	198	237	.835	101	147	248	145	66	20	119	202
CAREER			842	347	24,555	14,607	5,934	12,507	.474	125	443	.282	2,614	3,174	.824	1,424	2,200	3,624	2,123	876	178	1,720	2,479

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1978-79	21	GOS	75	-	.492	.479	8.0	14.0	10.9	8.1	12.1	1.5	0.4	21.8	114.9	-2.8	1.0	98.6	103.0	13.0
1979-80	22	GOS	62	-	.534	.503	7.8	13.7	10.6	12.4	11.0	1.8	0.3	28.0	131.5	-2.5	1.2	105.7	106.7	19.0
1980-81	23	GOS	79	-	.509	.476	7.1	11.7	9.4	16.2	10.3	1.6	0.5	23.9	147.0	1.0	1.1	110.3	110.3	17.1
1981-82	24	GOS	76	8	.530	.491	7.4	8.9	8.1	17.6	10.6	1.7	0.3	26.1	150.3	1.0	1.2	112.0	109.5	18.8
1982-83	25	GOS	67	57	.534	.489	6.3	9.8	8.0	14.2	12.6	1.8	0.3	25.2	158.2	-1.7	1.2	107.5	109.0	17.5
1983-84	26	GOS	79	76	.529	.480	6.3	10.1	8.1	13.0	11.8	1.6	0.2	25.6	157.2	-2.1	1.2	108.5	110.4	17.0
1984-85	27	GOS	78	77	.533	.473	5.3	9.6	7.2	12.3	10.5	1.7	0.5	29.1	159.1	-2.7	1.2	109.9	113.9	18.9
1985-86	28	GOS	64	63	.547	.488	5.4	9.5	7.3	14.8	11.0	1.7	0.5	27.2	165.3	-1.0	1.2	111.7	112.6	18.9
1986-87	29	GOS	34	15	.543	.483	6.2	9.7	7.9	14.0	10.6	2.2	0.4	27.6	157.1	-1.1	1.2	110.2	111.9	18.6
1987-88	30	HOU	81	11	.531	.483	3.8	8.1	6.0	13.1	9.8	1.4	0.4	25.0	157.7	-0.5	1.2	108.8	109.1	15.8
1988-89	31	HOU	65	16	.464	.422	6.0	10.6	8.3	13.5	11.9	1.8	0.7	20.6	155.0	0.1	1.0	99.2	107.8	11.5
1989-90	32	NJN	82	24	.508	.460	4.6	7.6	6.0	10.8	10.1	1.4	0.5	21.4	157.6	-1.0	1.1	106.8	112.1	13.4
CAREER			842	347	.525	.479	6.1	10.1	8.0	13.4	11.0	1.7	0.4	25.4	158.0	-1.2	1.2	108.0	109.6	16.9

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	Dbl Dbl	40 Pts	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1978-79	21	GOS	75	-	0	0	.128	0.9	0.5	0.1	33	42	.440	0.7	1.9	2.6
1979-80	22	GOS	62	-	0	0	.166	1.0	0.5	0.2	19	43	.306	2.3	1.4	3.7
1980-81	23	GOS	79	-	0	1	.224	1.7	0.5	0.2	37	42	.468	4.3	1.1	5.4
1981-82	24	GOS	76	8	0	0	.182	1.7	0.5	0.2	43	33	.566	3.7	1.3	5.0
1982-83	25	GOS	67	57	6	3	.225	1.2	0.5	0.3	25	42	.373	4.0	1.2	5.2
1983-84	26	GOS	79	76	4	4	.273	1.1	0.5	0.3	34	45	.430	4.1	1.9	6.0
1984-85	27	GOS	78	77	0	8	.301	1.0	0.5	0.3	21	57	.269	5.4	0.8	6.2
1985-86	28	GOS	64	63	4	2	.306	1.3	0.5	0.3	24	40	.375	4.8	1.1	5.9
1986-87	29	GOS	34	15	0	0	.217	1.3	0.6	0.3	15	19	.441	1.5	0.6	2.1
1987-88	30	HOU	81	11	0	0	.186	1.4	0.5	0.2	45	36	.556	2.5	1.8	4.3
1988-89	31	HOU	65	16	1	0	.113	1.5	0.6	0.2	34	31	.523	-	1.2	1.2
1989-90	32	NJN	82	24	0	0	.183	1.2	0.6	0.2	17	65	.207	1.9	1.4	3.2
CAREER			842	347	15	18	.209	1.2	0.5	0.3	347	495	.412	35.2	15.7	50.9

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NBA Playoff Stats

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Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1986-87	29	GOS	10	25.3	14.6	3.3	2.7	1.2	0.2	2.1	.463	.000	.889
1987-88	30	HOU	4	17.8	5.5	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	1.0	.269	.000	1.000
1988-89	31	HOU	4	9.3	4.8	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	.381	.000	.600
CAREER			18	20.1	10.4	2.8	1.6	0.7	0.1	1.4	.424	.000	.878

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1986-87	29	GOS	10	2	25.3	14.6	5.7	12.3	.463	0.2	.000	3.2	3.6	.889	1.2	2.1	3.3	2.7	1.2	0.2	2.1	3.4
1987-88	30	HOU	4	0	17.8	5.5	1.8	6.5	.269	0.2	.000	2.0	2.0	1.000	1.0	1.2	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	1.0	2.0
1988-89	31	HOU	4	0	9.3	4.8	2.0	5.2	.381	0.5	.000	0.8	1.2	.600	1.5	0.8	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.8
CAREER			18	2	20.1	10.4	4.0	9.4	.424	0.3	.000	2.4	2.7	.878	1.2	1.6	2.8	1.6	0.7	0.1	1.4	2.7

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1986-87	29	GOS	10	2	253	146	57	123	.463	2	.000	32	36	.889	12	21	33	27	12	2	21	34
1987-88	30	HOU	4	0	71	22	7	26	.269	1	.000	8	8	1.000	4	5	9	1	1	0	4	8
1988-89	31	HOU	4	0	37	19	8	21	.381	2	.000	3	5	.600	6	3	9	1	0	0	1	7
CAREER			18	2	361	187	72	170	.424	5	.000	43	49	.878	22	29	51	29	13	2	26	49

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1986-87	29	GOS	10	2	.526	.463	5.1	10.2	7.4	16.3	13.1	2.3	0.5	26.2	135.2	-1.2	1.2	105.2	113.8	16.1
1987-88	30	HOU	4	0	.373	.269	6.0	8.0	7.0	2.0	11.9	0.7	-	20.0	126.9	-4.9	0.8	84.4	116.5	3.2
1988-89	31	HOU	4	0	.409	.381	18.6	9.3	13.9	4.4	4.1	-	-	27.3	98.1	-0.9	0.9	98.1	114.7	10.5
CAREER			18	2	.488	.424	6.6	9.5	8.0	12.3	12.0	1.8	0.3	25.2	130.1	-1.9	1.1	101.6	113.9	13.0

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1986-87	29	GOS	10	2	.199	1.3	0.6	0.3	4	6	.400	0.1	0.2	0.3
1987-88	30	HOU	4	0	.051	0.2	0.2	0.3	1	3	.250	-0.1	-	-0.1
1988-89	31	HOU	4	0	.056	1.0	0.0	0.2	1	3	.250	-	-	-
CAREER			18	2	.137	1.1	0.5	0.3	6	12	.333	0.4	0.1	0.5

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NBA Transactions

Date	Transaction
Jun 9, 1978	The Golden State Warriors selected Purvis Short in Round 1 with Pick 5 in the 1978 NBA Draft.
Aug 1, 1978	Purvis Short signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors.
Jun 29, 1983	Purvis Short signed a veteran extension with the Golden State Warriors.
Jul 1, 1987	Purvis Short, previously with the Golden State Warriors, became a free agent.
Oct 17, 1987	Purvis Short signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors.
Nov 5, 1987	Purvis Short was acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Golden State Warriors in a trade.
Jul 1, 1989	Purvis Short, previously with the Houston Rockets, became a free agent.
Sep 20, 1989	Purvis Short signed a contract with the New Jersey Nets.
Jul 1, 1990	Purvis Short, previously with the New Jersey Nets, became a free agent.
Jul 10, 1990	The New Jersey Nets renounced their free-agent exception rights to Purvis Short.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Award	Date
1x Player of the Week	1/08/1984

NCAA Career

College: Jackson State (1978)

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