Zach LaVine vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Purvis Short 2

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.