Spencer Haywood vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Purvis Short 178

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Purvis Short 2

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.