George Gervin vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Purvis Short 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Purvis Short 178

Total Games George Gervin 791 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Purvis Short 2

Total Games George Gervin 59 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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.