DeMarcus Cousins vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Purvis Short 178

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Purvis Short 2

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.