Sam Jones vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Sam Jones 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

Sam Jones

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Purvis Short 178

Total Games Sam Jones 871 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** Purvis Short 2

Total Games Sam Jones 154 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - 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.