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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Purvis Short
GOS · 1978-79–1989-90
Overview
Per Game
Advanced
Hustle & Tracking
Game Log
Scoring
81st
Efficiency
46th
Playmaking
64th
Rebounding
61st
Defense
61st
59
Career-high PTS
18
40-pt games
1
Triple-Dbls
842
Games
Per Game
Regular
Playoffs
Combined
Games
Field Goals
3-Pointers
Shooting
Free Throws
Rebounds
Playmaking
Scoring
Season
GP
MIN
FGM
FGA
FG%
3PM
3PA
3P%
eFG%
FTM
FTA
FT%
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
PF
PTS
1978-79
75
22.7
4.9
10.3
47.9%
—
—
—
—
0.8
1.1
67.1%
1.7
2.9
4.6
1.3
0.7
0.2
1.5
3.1
10.6
1979-80
62
26.4
7.4
14.8
50.3%
0
0.1
0.0%
50.3%
2.2
2.7
81.2%
1.9
3.2
5.1
2.0
1
0.1
1.9
3
17.0
1980-81
79
29.2
6.9
14.6
47.5%
0.0
0.2
18.8%
47.6%
2.1
2.6
82.0%
1.8
2.9
4.9
3.2
1.0
0.2
1.7
3.1
16.1
1981-82
76
23.4
6
12.3
48.8%
0.1
0.4
21.4%
49.1%
2.3
2.9
80.1%
1.6
1.8
3.5
2.8
0.8
0.1
1.6
2.9
14.4
1982-83
67
35.8
8.8
18.0
48.7%
0.1
0.2
26.7%
48.9%
3.8
4.6
82.8%
2.1
3.1
5.3
3.4
1.4
0.2
2.9
3.6
21.4
1983-84
79
37.3
9.0
19.1
47.3%
0.3
0.9
30.6%
48.0%
4.5
5.6
79.3%
2.3
3.2
5.5
3.1
1.3
0.1
2.9
3.2
22.8
1984-85
78
39.5
10.5
22.8
46.0%
0.6
1.9
31.3%
47.3%
6.4
7.9
81.7%
1.9
3.0
5.1
3
1.5
0.3
3.0
3.3
28.0
1985-86
64
38.0
9.9
20.5
48.2%
0.2
0.8
30.6%
48.8%
5.5
6.3
86.5%
2.0
3.2
5.1
3.7
1.4
0.3
2.9
3.6
25.5
1986-87
34
27.9
7.1
14.7
47.9%
0.1
0.5
23.5%
48.3%
4.0
4.7
85.6%
1.6
2.4
4.0
2.5
1.3
0.2
2
3.0
18.3
1987-88
81
24.1
5.9
12.2
48.1%
0.1
0.3
23.8%
48.3%
2.5
3.0
85.8%
0.9
1.9
2.7
2
0.7
0.2
1.5
2.4
14.3
1988-89
65
17.8
3.0
7.4
41.3%
0.1
0.5
27.3%
42.2%
1.2
1.4
86.5%
1
1.8
2.8
1.6
0.7
0.2
1.1
1.8
7.4
1989-90
82
27.0
5.3
11.6
45.5%
0.1
0.4
28.6%
46.0%
2.4
2.9
83.5%
1.2
1.8
3.0
1.8
0.8
0.2
1.5
2.5
13.1
Career
842
29.2
7.0
14.9
47.4%
0.1
0.5
28.2%
47.9%
3.1
3.8
82.4%
1.7
2.6
4.3
2.5
1.0
0.2
2.0
2.9
17.3
9 yrs
614
31.3
7.9
16.4
47.9%
0.2
0.6
28.6%
48.4%
3.5
4.2
81.8%
1.9
2.9
4.8
2.8
1.1
0.2
2.3
3.2
19.4
2 yrs
146
21.3
4.6
10.0
45.8%
0.1
0.4
25.9%
46.3%
1.9
2.3
86.0%
0.9
1.8
2.7
1.8
0.7
0.2
1.3
2.1
11.2
1 yrs
82
27.0
5.3
11.6
45.5%
0.1
0.4
28.6%
46.0%
2.4
2.9
83.5%
1.2
1.8
3.0
1.8
0.8
0.2
1.5
2.5
13.1
Advanced
Regular
Playoffs
Combined
Shooting
Usage
Rebound %
Value
Impact
Clutch
Season
TS%
eFG%
3PAr
FTr
USG%
AST%
TOV%
OREB%
DREB%
TRB%
PER
WS
WS/48
BPM
VORP
PIE
On/Off
+/-
Clutch PTS
Clutch TS%
1978-79
49.2%
—
—
0.1
—
8.2%
12.1%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1979-80
53.4%
50.3%
0.0
0.2
—
12.3%
11.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1980-81
50.9%
47.6%
0.0
0.2
—
16.1%
10.3%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1981-82
53.0%
49.1%
0.0
0.2
28.2%
17.5%
10.7%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1982-83
53.4%
48.9%
0.0
0.3
27.0%
14.2%
12.6%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1983-84
52.9%
48.0%
0.0
0.3
22.5%
12.9%
11.8%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1984-85
53.3%
47.3%
0.1
0.3
24.2%
12.3%
10.5%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1985-86
54.7%
48.8%
0.0
0.3
27.2%
14.9%
11.0%
5.4%
9.5%
7.3%
18.9
5.6
0.1
0.8
1.7
9.0%
—
—
—
—
1986-87
54.3%
48.3%
0.0
0.3
27.4%
13.8%
10.6%
6.1%
9.6%
7.8%
18.4
2.1
0.1
0.7
0.7
6.4%
—
—
—
—
1987-88
53.1%
48.3%
0.0
0.2
25.0%
13.1%
9.8%
3.8%
8.0%
5.9%
15.9
4.3
0.1
-0.7
0.7
5.1%
—
—
—
—
1988-89
46.4%
42.2%
0.1
0.2
20.4%
13.3%
11.9%
5.9%
10.8%
8.3%
11.4
1.3
0.1
-2.0
0.0
2.7%
—
—
—
—
1989-90
50.8%
46.0%
0.0
0.2
21.4%
10.8%
10.1%
4.5%
7.5%
5.9%
13.5
3.2
0.1
-1.7
0.1
4.7%
—
—
—
—
Career
52.5%
47.9%
0.0
0.3
24.4%
13.3%
11.0%
5.0%
8.8%
6.8%
15.8
16.6
0.1
-0.6
3.2
16.1%
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