Elgin Baylor vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Purvis Short 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Purvis Short 178

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Purvis Short 2

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.