League Leaders Who Led?

Purvis Short

1978–1989

Career 842 G · 14,607 PTS · 17.4 PPG · 4.3 RPG · 2.5 APG

No league-leading finishes. This player never placed in the top 25 of a tracked category. The season record below is the full story.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1951

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Free Throws Made #3 1984 #3
Points per Game #3 1984 #3

Season Averages

12 seasons
Year Team GP MPG PTS PPG REB RPG AST APG STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1978 GOS 75 22.7 795 10.6 347 4.6 97 1.3 54 12 111 47.9% 67.1%
1979 GOS 62 26.4 1,056 17.0 316 5.1 123 2.0 63 9 122 50.3% 0.0% 81.2%
1980 GOS 79 29.2 1,269 16.1 391 5.0 249 3.2 78 19 143 47.5% 17.7% 82.0%
1981 GOS 76 23.5 1,095 14.4 266 3.5 209 2.8 65 10 122 48.8% 21.4% 80.1%
1982 GOS 67 35.8 1,437 21.5 354 5.3 228 3.4 94 14 194 48.7% 26.7% 82.8%
1983 GOS 79 37.3 1,803 22.8 438 5.5 246 3.1 103 11 228 47.3% 30.6% 79.3%
1984 GOS 78 39.5 2,186 28.0 398 5.1 234 3.0 116 27 241 46.0% 31.3% 81.7%
1985 GOS 64 37.9 1,632 25.5 329 5.1 237 3.7 92 22 184 48.2% 30.6% 86.5%
1986 GOS 34 27.9 621 18.3 137 4.0 86 2.5 45 7 68 47.9% 23.5% 85.6%
1987 HOU 81 24.1 1,159 14.3 222 2.7 162 2.0 58 14 118 48.1% 23.8% 85.8%
1988 HOU 65 17.8 482 7.4 179 2.8 107 1.7 44 13 70 41.3% 27.3% 86.5%
1989 NJN 82 27.0 1,072 13.1 248 3.0 145 1.8 66 20 119 45.5% 28.6% 83.5%
Career 842 29.2 14,607 17.4 3,625 4.3 2,123 2.5 878 178 1,720 47.5% 28.2% 82.4%