Keegan Murray vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Keegan Murray 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

Keegan Murray

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keegan Murray: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keegan Murray 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Keegan Murray 2 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Keegan Murray 1 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Keegan Murray 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keegan Murray 13.7 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Keegan Murray 5.0 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Keegan Murray 1.4 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Keegan Murray 0.9 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Keegan Murray 0.6 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Keegan Murray 2,148 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Keegan Murray 791 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Keegan Murray 227 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Keegan Murray 140 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Keegan Murray 101 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Keegan Murray 157 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keegan Murray .454 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Keegan Murray .384 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Keegan Murray .805 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keegan Murray 15.2 (2024) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Keegan Murray 5.5 (2024) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Keegan Murray 1.7 (2024) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Keegan Murray 1.0 (2024) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Keegan Murray 0.8 (2024) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keegan Murray 9.7 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Keegan Murray 6.3 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Keegan Murray 0.7 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Keegan Murray 0.6 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Keegan Murray 0.3 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Keegan Murray 68 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Keegan Murray 44 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Keegan Murray 5 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Keegan Murray 4 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Keegan Murray 2 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Keegan Murray 7 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keegan Murray .448 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Keegan Murray .375 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Keegan Murray .667 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keegan Murray 9.7 (2023) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Keegan Murray 6.3 (2023) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Keegan Murray 0.7 (2023) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Keegan Murray 0.6 (2023) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Keegan Murray 0.3 (2023) 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.