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Purvis Short

NJN NJN· Forward· 1989-90

2.01 m · 95 kg · 69 years old

His profile
in the leagueno. 56among frontcourtAssistsno. 59among frontcourtScoringno. 60among frontcourtSteals1989-90 · vs 133 players

Season

82 games

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

MIN

FG%

45.5%

3P%

28.6%

FT%

83.5%

Season by season · tap a row

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%
1989-90	NJNNJN	82	13.1	3	1.8	0.8	0.2	1.5	2.5	27	45.5%	28.6%	83.5%
1988-89	HOU	65	7.4	2.8	1.6	0.7	0.2	1.1	1.8	17.8	41.3%	27.3%	86.5%
1987-88	HOU	81	14.3	2.7	2	0.7	0.2	1.5	2.4	24.1	48.1%	23.8%	85.8%
1986-87	GOSGOS	34	18.3	4	2.5	1.3	0.2	2	3	27.9	47.9%	23.5%	85.6%
1985-86	GOSGOS	64	25.5	5.1	3.7	1.4	0.3	2.9	3.6	37.9	48.2%	30.6%	86.5%
1984-85	GOSGOS	78	28	5.1	3	1.5	0.3	3.1	3.3	39.5	46%	32%	81.7%
1983-84	GOSGOS	79	22.8	5.5	3.1	1.3	0.1	2.9	3.2	37.3	47.3%	30.6%	79.3%
1982-83	GOSGOS	67	21.4	5.3	3.4	1.4	0.2	2.9	3.6	35.8	48.7%	26.7%	82.8%
1981-82	GOSGOS	76	14.4	3.5	2.8	0.9	0.1	1.6	2.9	23.4	48.8%	21.4%	80.1%
1980-81	GOSGOS	79	16.1	4.9	3.2	1	0.2	1.8	3.1	29.2	47.5%	18.8%	82%
1979-80	GOSGOS	62	17	5.1	2	1	0.1	2	3	26.4	50.3%	0%	81.2%
1978-79	GOSGOS	75	10.6	4.6	1.3	0.7	0.2	1.5	3.1	22.7	47.9%	—	67.1%

Player DNA1989-90 · vs 133 players

Career · 12 seasons

Points

17.3 per game

Rebounds

4.3 per game

Assists

2.5 per game

Readings

Trend

Observed

Purvis Short goes from 7.4 to 13.1 points per game in 1988-89→1989-90: his best stretch in 12 seasons.

13.1

Points per game · 1989-90

7.4

Points per game · 1988-89

3.0

Rebounds per game · 1989-90

1.8

Assists per game · 1989-90

27.0 min

Minutes per game · 1989-90

Games · 1989-90

Career · 1978-79–1989-90 · 12 seasons

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1978-79: 75 games · 10.6 pts · 4.6 reb · 1.3 ast · 22.7 min
1979-80: 62 games · 17.0 pts · 5.1 reb · 2.0 ast · 26.4 min
1980-81: 79 games · 16.1 pts · 4.9 reb · 3.2 ast · 29.2 min
1981-82: 76 games · 14.4 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.8 ast · 23.4 min
1982-83: 67 games · 21.4 pts · 5.3 reb · 3.4 ast · 35.8 min
1983-84: 79 games · 22.8 pts · 5.5 reb · 3.1 ast · 37.3 min
1984-85: 78 games · 28.0 pts · 5.1 reb · 3.0 ast · 39.5 min
1985-86: 64 games · 25.5 pts · 5.1 reb · 3.7 ast · 37.9 min
1986-87: 34 games · 18.3 pts · 4.0 reb · 2.5 ast · 27.9 min
1987-88: 81 games · 14.3 pts · 2.7 reb · 2.0 ast · 24.1 min
1988-89: 65 games · 7.4 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.6 ast · 17.8 min
1989-90: 82 games · 13.1 pts · 3.0 reb · 1.8 ast · 27.0 min

Revision e85d6a5b · house data

Measured

Purvis Short sits in the 58th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in playmaking (1989-90).

Percentile · Playmaking · 1989-90

Against 133 league forwards and centres with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min

Career highs · advanced

PER

BPM

VORP

TS%

USG%

Points per game · tap a bar

1978-791989-901989-90

Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height201 cm

Weight95 kg

Injury history

1986-11-21knee · left67 days out

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