Purvis Short 
#28 SG | 6-7, 233lbs | Celtics | Experience: 10 years
Born: 7/2/1957 (31) | College: Jackson State

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 Potential: - - - - - - - - - - - -          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995 
 Value: $2,273,986  $2,480,712  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 10                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1988 NBA BOS 82 82 37.5 23.8 1.9 3.7 2.6 2.3 1.15 1.0 0.1 2.3 .457 .765 .330  
 1987 NBA BOS 82 82 36.4 23.3 2.3 4.0 3.3 2.5 1.36 1.0 0.3 2.4 .466 .740 .320  
 1986 NBA BOS 82 82 37.0 23.5 2.4 3.8 3.2 2.6 1.24 1.2 0.2 2.7 .446 .797 .287  
 1985 NBA BOS 82 82 36.0 18.5 2.2 4.0 3.1 1.9 1.64 1.2 0.2 2.4 .425 .774 .248  
 1984 NBA BOS 82 82 35.5 23.4 2.0 3.4 2.7 2.4 1.12 1.1 0.3 2.7 .494 .773 .380  
 1983 NBA BOS 82 82 32.8 14.4 2.0 3.0 3.2 2.0 1.59 1.1 0.1 2.6 .429 .773 .267  
 1982 NBA BOS 85 82 26.7 15.2 1.2 2.6 2.1 2.2 0.94 0.9 0.1 2.5 .503 .813 .216  
 1981 NBA GSW 74 74 31.0 13.5 1.6 2.8 2.4 2.4 1.01 0.9 0.2 3.3 .429 .823 .239  
 1980 NBA GSW 74 74 32.4 15.9 2.0 3.3 2.7 2.4 1.16 1.1 0.3 3.1 .421 .826 .331  
 1979 NBA GSW 82 82 35.1 16.7 1.9 3.9 2.8 2.3 1.24 1.2 0.2 3.5 .441 .835 .302  
 1978 NBA GSW 75 0 22.7 10.6 1.7 2.9 1.3 1.5 0.87 0.7 0.2 3.1 .479 .671 .000  
 Career     882 804 33.1 18.2 1.9 3.4 2.7 2.2 1.22 1.0 0.2 2.8 .454 .790 .301  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1988 NBA BOS 9.3 20.3 .457 3.7 4.8 .765 4.4 7.3 .601 3.3 8.3 .403 1.6 4.7 .330  
 1987 NBA BOS 9.4 20.1 .466 3.2 4.4 .740 5.1 7.9 .649 2.9 8.0 .362 1.4 4.2 .320  
 1986 NBA BOS 9.0 20.3 .446 4.5 5.7 .797 5.0 8.2 .612 3.1 8.9 .351 0.9 3.2 .287  
 1985 NBA BOS 7.7 18.0 .425 2.2 2.9 .774 2.7 4.0 .679 4.0 10.0 .394 1.0 3.9 .248  
 1984 NBA BOS 9.2 18.5 .494 3.8 4.9 .773 4.1 6.0 .688 3.8 9.2 .410 1.3 3.4 .380  
 1983 NBA BOS 5.7 13.3 .429 2.4 3.1 .773 2.4 3.5 .688 2.7 7.5 .358 0.6 2.3 .267  
 1982 NBA BOS 5.5 10.9 .503 3.9 4.8 .813 3.4 4.9 .700 1.8 4.8 .376 0.3 1.2 .216  
 1981 NBA GSW 5.1 11.9 .429 2.9 3.6 .823 2.2 3.3 .676 2.5 7.1 .354 0.4 1.5 .239  
 1980 NBA GSW 5.7 13.5 .421 4.0 4.8 .826 2.4 3.8 .631 2.7 8.0 .341 0.6 1.7 .331  
 1979 NBA GSW 6.2 14.0 .441 3.8 4.5 .835 2.8 4.0 .713 2.8 8.1 .341 0.6 1.9 .302  
 1978 NBA GSW 4.9 10.3 .479 0.8 1.1 .671 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     7.1 15.6 .454 3.2 4.1 .790 3.2 4.9 .656 2.7 7.3 .370 0.8 2.6 .301  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1988 82 82 3074 759 1661 303 396 128 388 1949 156 456 217 79 189 79 11 185 12 
 1987 82 82 2981 767 1647 265 358 111 347 1910 189 517 273 86 201 86 21 200 215 
 1986 82 82 3032 742 1663 370 464 76 265 1930 194 503 261 100 211 100 14 221 -56 
 1985 82 82 2955 628 1476 181 234 80 323 1517 180 508 253 97 154 97 16 193 461 
 1984 82 82 2910 751 1521 310 401 106 279 1918 164 439 218 89 194 89 27 219 408 
 1983 82 82 2687 469 1093 194 251 50 187 1182 160 405 266 88 167 88 12 215 719 
 1982 85 82 2272 466 927 334 411 22 102 1288 104 321 175 76 186 76 7 216 449 
 1981 74 74 2297 377 879 218 265 26 109 998 118 323 177 66 176 66 17 245 -40 
 1980 74 74 2397 419 996 295 357 41 124 1174 148 393 203 85 175 85 19 227 -22 
 1979 82 82 2876 507 1149 309 370 48 159 1371 152 473 230 102 185 102 15 284 -161 
 1978 75 0 1703 369 771 57 85 0 0 795 127 347 97 54 111 54 12 233 0 
 Career 882 804 29184 6254 13783 2836 3592 688 2283 16032 1692 4685 2370 922 1949 922 171 2438 1985 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1988 NBA BOS .531 1.17 9.7 8.4 26.7 5.2 10.4 7.8 18.3 359.0 12.0 0.1 106.9 106.5  
 1987 NBA BOS .529 1.16 12.0 8.8 27.2 6.4 11.5 8.9 19.4 395.5 13.2 2.6 112.2 108.9  
 1986 NBA BOS .517 1.16 11.2 9.0 28.5 6.6 11.2 8.8 19.8 419.6 14.0 -0.7 104.9 105.9  
 1985 NBA BOS .480 1.03 12.7 7.8 24.2 6.4 11.4 8.9 16.1 246.7 8.2 5.6 108.3 100.2  
 1984 NBA BOS .565 1.26 10.3 9.2 26.7 5.9 9.8 7.9 20.4 430.3 14.3 5.0 107.5 100.6  
 1983 NBA BOS .491 1.08 16.3 10.2 21.3 6.5 9.7 8.1 14.2 146.5 4.9 8.8 108.4 95.8  
 1982 NBA BOS .581 1.39 11.9 12.7 22.6 5.4 10.3 8.0 17.9 251.7 8.4 5.3 107.2 98.2  
 1981 NBA GSW .501 1.14 13.1 13.0 21.4 6.2 10.4 8.3 13.0 86.3 2.9 -0.5 101.6 102.3  
 1980 NBA GSW .509 1.18 13.3 11.4 23.6 7.1 11.7 9.5 17.0 232.4 7.7 -0.3 100.6 100.6  
 1979 NBA GSW .523 1.19 13.3 10.7 22.1 6.3 13.1 9.8 15.9 230.0 7.7 -2.0 100.5 102.7  
 1978 NBA GSW .493 1.03 9.5 10.9 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .522 1.16 12.0 9.9 23.2 6.2 11.0 8.6 17.4 2798.0 93.3 2.3 106.1 102.4  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1988 NBA BOS 3 3 37.0 14.7 1.7 4.3 3.0 2.0 1.50 2.0 1.0 2.0 .316 .556 .214  
 1987 NBA BOS 3 3 31.7 20.0 1.3 2.0 1.7 2.3 0.71 1.3 0.3 3.3 .510 .700 .375  
 1986 NBA BOS 5 5 31.2 17.4 2.0 2.6 3.0 1.4 2.14 0.6 0.0 4.2 .466 1.000 .400  
 1985 NBA BOS 23 23 38.6 21.1 2.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 1.25 1.4 0.2 2.1 .423 .797 .278  
 1984 NBA BOS 18 18 33.7 22.1 1.8 3.2 3.5 2.6 1.37 1.4 0.1 2.6 .456 .795 .315  
 1983 NBA BOS 12 12 30.6 13.9 2.3 3.5 2.3 2.3 1.00 1.2 0.2 2.9 .404 .743 .280  
 1982 NBA BOS 15 15 30.4 20.3 1.7 3.0 2.5 2.4 1.03 1.3 0.2 2.6 .523 .729 .292  
 Career     79 79 33.9 19.6 2.0 3.3 2.9 2.4 1.22 1.3 0.2 2.6 .445 .769 .294  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1988 NBA BOS 6.0 19.0 .316 1.7 3.0 .556 3.7 7.3 .500 1.3 7.0 .190 1.0 4.7 .214  
 1987 NBA BOS 8.3 16.3 .510 2.3 3.3 .700 5.3 8.7 .615 2.0 5.0 .400 1.0 2.7 .375  
 1986 NBA BOS 6.8 14.6 .466 3.0 3.0 1.000 3.8 7.4 .514 2.2 5.2 .423 0.8 2.0 .400  
 1985 NBA BOS 8.8 20.9 .423 2.0 2.6 .797 3.1 4.9 .643 4.3 11.0 .391 1.4 5.0 .278  
 1984 NBA BOS 8.6 18.8 .456 3.7 4.6 .795 3.4 4.4 .772 3.9 10.3 .376 1.3 4.1 .315  
 1983 NBA BOS 5.6 13.8 .404 2.2 2.9 .743 2.5 4.3 .588 2.5 7.5 .333 0.6 2.1 .280  
 1982 NBA BOS 7.6 14.5 .523 4.7 6.4 .729 5.5 7.9 .695 1.7 5.1 .329 0.5 1.6 .292  
 Career     7.8 17.5 .445 3.0 3.9 .769 3.7 5.6 .654 3.1 8.4 .367 1.0 3.4 .294  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1988 3 3 111 18 57 5 9 3 14 44 5 18 9 6 6 6 3 6 -37 
 1987 3 3 95 25 49 7 10 3 8 60 4 10 5 4 7 4 1 10 -47 
 1986 5 5 156 34 73 15 15 4 10 87 10 23 15 3 7 3 0 21 3 
 1985 23 23 887 203 480 47 59 32 115 485 54 140 76 33 61 33 5 49 72 
 1984 18 18 607 154 338 66 83 23 73 397 33 91 63 26 46 26 2 47 0 
 1983 12 12 367 67 166 26 35 7 25 167 27 69 28 14 28 14 2 35 11 
 1982 15 15 456 114 218 70 96 7 24 305 25 70 37 19 36 19 3 39 120 
 Career 79 79 2679 615 1381 236 307 79 269 1545 158 421 233 105 191 105 16 207 122 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1988 NBA BOS .361 0.77 11.8 7.9 26.7 4.1 11.9 7.8 7.0 -5.8 -0.2 -12.3 94.8 110.3  
 1987 NBA BOS .566 1.22 7.7 10.8 24.3 4.3 6.8 5.5 13.8 4.8 0.2 -15.7 113.7 135.0  
 1986 NBA BOS .550 1.19 14.7 6.9 23.9 6.9 10.7 8.6 13.2 6.4 0.2 0.6 115.2 114.0  
 1985 NBA BOS .478 1.01 11.8 9.5 26.7 6.3 9.8 8.1 12.5 28.4 0.9 3.1 109.0 105.2  
 1984 NBA BOS .528 1.17 13.0 9.5 28.9 5.5 10.1 7.7 14.9 41.2 1.4 0.0 106.3 106.2  
 1983 NBA BOS .464 1.01 11.8 11.8 23.3 7.0 12.2 9.5 10.1 -2.4 -0.1 0.9 103.2 101.5  
 1982 NBA BOS .585 1.40 11.1 10.8 25.9 5.7 10.4 8.0 17.7 49.1 1.6 8.0 111.8 101.0  
 Career     .509 1.12 12.0 9.8 25.2 6.0 10.3 8.1 13.5 121.7 4.1 1.5 108.0 106.0  

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 44 5 15 9 5 2 7 16 31 13 16 6 9  
 Playoff 35 5 12 8 5 1 7 15 32 10 18 5 10  
 Career 46 10 15 10 6 3 8 20 41 16 19 6 11  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/18 ATL L 37 7 21 4 6 1 4 19 2 4 4 3 0 0 1 -6
 10/19 CHI W 33 11 16 5 6 1 1 28 0 4 4 1 2 1 1 16
 10/21 LAL W 43 9 22 9 10 0 4 27 2 7 6 5 0 0 2 12
 10/27 ATL L 40 9 18 4 4 4 6 26 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 -14
 10/29 DAL L 40 16 25 6 6 2 4 40 1 4 4 4 2 0 4 -5
 10/30 ANA W 38 9 16 3 4 3 6 24 2 6 7 4 0 0 4 4
 11/1 POR L 36 5 20 6 8 1 6 17 0 5 4 4 2 1 6 -1
 11/2 CHI W 40 11 23 0 0 4 9 26 2 9 3 4 2 0 2 9
 11/6 MIL W 35 15 28 6 8 3 7 39 2 7 3 4 0 0 4 0
 11/8 ANA L 42 7 15 7 10 0 2 21 1 4 1 1 0 0 4 -22
 11/10 NJN W 41 11 19 6 8 2 5 30 3 6 0 2 0 0 2 17
 11/12 SEA L 33 7 14 7 8 0 3 21 1 1 3 4 1 0 2 -18
 11/16 CHI W 38 7 12 10 12 1 1 25 0 2 5 5 0 0 4 12
 11/17 HOU W 39 10 21 3 6 0 1 23 1 3 1 3 2 0 1 11
 11/19 SAS L 40 9 18 3 4 0 3 21 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 -2
 11/21 SLS W 34 10 14 4 4 2 2 26 2 6 4 2 2 0 2 17
 11/22 BAL W 40 16 31 5 6 2 6 39 2 8 4 3 0 1 3 8
 11/26 NYK W 33 10 18 3 4 1 2 24 2 4 3 1 1 1 2 22
 11/27 PHX W 37 12 23 0 0 0 2 24 2 9 4 0 2 0 2 -8
 12/1 BAL W 40 7 14 6 6 2 2 22 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 2
 12/5 MIA L 36 7 26 1 1 0 4 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 -13
 12/6 SAC W 38 8 17 2 2 1 3 19 3 7 3 4 2 1 1 8
 12/9 ATL W 35 9 18 5 6 1 4 24 1 6 1 2 2 1 1 6
 12/11 GSW L 36 9 17 3 4 3 4 24 1 4 4 3 0 0 6 11
 12/13 CHI L 39 6 20 3 4 1 4 16 3 4 2 5 0 1 1 3
 12/15 LAL L 39 11 19 5 5 4 4 31 2 4 1 4 1 0 1 11
 12/17 CHI W 39 16 22 6 6 6 7 44 4 7 3 2 1 0 1 19
 12/19 PHI L 35 6 20 8 10 1 2 21 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 -21
 12/21 STL W 42 11 22 3 4 2 7 27 5 13 3 0 1 0 1 0
 12/24 PHI L 30 6 20 2 4 1 6 15 2 7 3 3 1 0 3 -16
 12/27 HOU W 32 12 15 0 0 1 3 25 0 1 4 3 0 0 3 31
 12/29 PHI W 40 11 22 4 9 5 7 31 1 10 0 0 3 0 1 14
 12/30 NOJ L 36 9 22 1 2 3 7 22 1 3 4 4 2 0 4 -21
 1/2 DAL L 40 11 26 8 10 3 6 33 1 6 3 3 1 1 1 -12
 1/3 SLS L 41 16 28 1 2 2 6 35 2 7 1 2 1 0 0 -6
 1/5 SEA L 42 12 28 4 6 1 3 29 3 8 2 2 0 0 3 -14
 1/8 NJN W 40 8 17 2 2 4 7 22 2 6 6 2 1 0 3 12
 1/9 IND L 40 7 19 10 12 3 6 27 4 9 4 0 1 0 2 -8
 1/11 ATL L 41 8 23 0 0 1 7 17 1 11 5 2 2 0 2 -9
 1/13 CLE L 43 11 22 2 2 1 8 25 4 15 2 2 1 0 3 -1
 1/15 ORL L 43 8 22 0 0 1 5 17 3 7 0 2 0 0 1 -8
 1/16 NOJ L 34 4 18 4 4 1 5 13 2 3 1 2 2 0 3 -20
 1/18 ORL W 28 7 10 2 4 1 1 17 3 4 5 0 2 0 6 13
 1/20 SAS W 38 10 21 6 6 3 5 29 3 7 4 2 0 0 1 16
 1/22 MIA L 34 10 24 0 0 3 9 23 5 6 2 1 0 0 2 -26
 1/23 NOJ L 37 14 27 2 2 2 9 32 1 2 6 1 3 0 1 -26
 1/27 DET L 37 8 18 3 3 0 3 19 1 4 1 5 0 0 2 -10
 1/28 BAL L 41 14 26 2 4 1 4 31 0 4 2 4 3 0 3 -2
 1/31 MIA L 31 5 17 4 4 0 7 14 3 6 4 4 0 0 3 -9
 2/2 POR L 31 14 21 3 3 2 4 33 1 6 2 4 2 0 4 0
 2/3 MIA L 35 7 20 2 2 2 6 18 0 6 3 0 0 0 2 -23
 2/7 DEN W 40 7 18 5 6 1 8 20 2 4 5 1 1 0 4 7
 2/9 ORL W 39 11 18 4 4 1 2 27 2 6 4 4 1 0 3 10
 2/14 NYK W 40 10 21 13 16 1 3 34 2 4 0 3 5 0 1 20
 2/15 NYK W 28 6 11 4 8 1 2 17 0 3 4 0 1 0 3 18
 2/17 ORL W 25 7 12 5 8 0 1 19 2 6 2 4 0 0 4 3
 2/19 PHI L 32 12 23 0 0 1 4 25 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 -18
 2/21 PHX W 39 11 19 5 5 2 6 29 2 6 3 1 2 0 0 6
 2/23 IND W 40 6 22 10 10 1 6 23 2 5 2 1 1 0 3 9
 2/25 LAL W 38 12 25 5 6 3 5 32 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 12
 2/26 CLE L 37 11 31 8 11 2 6 32 2 5 1 2 0 0 3 -3
 2/28 CLE W 39 5 18 2 2 1 5 13 0 2 6 7 2 0 4 13
 3/2 CLE W 37 4 13 1 4 1 5 10 2 6 1 2 0 1 1 9
 3/4 ATL W 37 8 13 8 12 3 5 27 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 21
 3/6 DET W 30 5 14 2 2 0 2 12 1 4 1 2 0 0 5 -1
 3/8 DET L 42 7 19 7 10 1 5 22 2 6 3 5 1 0 4 -3
 3/10 NYK L 39 8 29 2 2 2 8 20 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 -9
 3/12 ORL W 42 8 19 3 3 1 4 20 0 5 3 0 0 0 3 -4
 3/14 GSW L 44 13 29 4 6 1 8 31 3 6 2 4 0 0 4 -18
 3/16 NJN L 39 8 22 1 2 2 4 19 1 6 3 2 2 0 1 -3
 3/18 SAC W 42 14 23 2 4 3 4 33 3 6 0 0 1 0 1 -4
 3/19 IND W 39 9 17 3 4 1 3 22 2 5 9 2 0 0 3 10
 3/22 NJN W 38 9 24 1 4 2 6 21 3 10 4 2 1 0 2 28
 3/23 MIA W 33 4 17 5 6 2 8 15 5 11 2 1 1 0 3 -2
 3/25 ANA L 47 7 22 3 4 0 4 17 2 9 2 1 3 0 1 -13
 3/27 MIL W 37 9 22 4 4 2 6 24 1 5 3 5 1 0 3 10
 3/29 STL L 33 7 13 0 0 1 3 15 2 4 2 4 0 0 2 -17
 3/30 NYK W 38 8 26 5 6 2 7 23 2 3 3 2 0 0 1 -3
 4/2 PHI W 41 9 21 4 6 3 6 25 2 7 5 1 1 0 3 -2
 4/3 MIL W 41 13 23 3 4 2 4 31 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 1
 4/6 BAL W 40 14 24 3 4 1 5 32 4 9 5 1 1 0 1 7
 4/7 DAL L 38 11 22 2 2 3 5 27 1 6 3 4 0 0 1 -8
 4/10 BAL W 39 11 22 2 4 1 4 25 4 4 2 4 1 0 0 -2
 4/11 MIL W 31 5 13 1 2 1 3 12 1 6 3 2 0 0 3 12
 4/15 NJN L 45 12 24 7 8 0 5 31 4 8 2 2 1 0 2 11
 4/16 MIN W 37 10 20 2 4 1 4 23 4 8 1 2 1 0 3 17
 4/19 DEN L 32 5 13 0 0 0 2 10 1 2 2 5 2 1 0 -27
 4/20 MIN L 35 11 22 3 6 0 6 25 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 -21
 4/22 PHI L 40 5 21 3 7 0 5 13 1 7 1 1 4 1 2 -7
 4/23 PHI L 37 6 16 0 0 2 3 14 1 6 4 3 2 1 2 -10
 4/25 PHI L 34 7 20 2 2 1 6 17 3 5 4 2 0 1 2 -20

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 56
 Total All-Star Appearances: 2
 Total All-League Third Team: 1
 Total Championships: 2
 1979 NBA Rookie Game Participant
 1982 National Basketball Association Champion
 1984 NBA All-Star
 1984 NBA All-League Third Team
 1985 National Basketball Association Champion
 1986 NBA All-Star

 Transactions
 Date Action
 7/27/1982 Re-signed with the Warriors for $1,052,493 over 3 years.
 1/2/1983 Traded to the Celtics
 7/22/1985 Re-signed with the Celtics for $10,336,300 over 5 years.

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