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Purvis ShortvsDanny Green

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

SF · VAL group F

Purvis Short

1979–1990 · 12 seasons

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Danny Green

2010–2024 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Purvis Short and Danny Green: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Purvis Short	Stat	Danny Green
12	Seasons	15
51.0	Career VAL	42.7
7.9 (1986)	Peak-season VAL	8.8 (2015)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Purvis Short and Danny Green have
Purvis Short	Stat	Danny Green
Career
842	Games	831
Per game
17.3	Points / game	8.6
4.3	Rebounds / game	3.4
2.5	Assists / game	1.5
Shooting
47.4%	FG %	42.1%
28.2%	3P %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Purvis Short	Danny Green
21	0.6	—
22	4.5	0.2
23	5.5	—
24	4.5	4.2
25	7.6	6.9
26	5.5	4.7
27	5.3	8.8
28	7.9	3.3
29	2.9	2.6
30	4.2	1.1
31	0.2	5.1
32	2.3	1.7
33	—	4
34	—	0.1

Age	Purvis Short	Danny Green
21	0.6	—
22	4.5	0.2
23	5.5	—
24	4.5	4.2
25	7.6	6.9
26	5.5	4.7
27	5.3	8.8
28	7.9	3.3
29	2.9	2.6
30	4.2	1.1
31	0.2	5.1
32	2.3	1.7
33	—	4
34	—	0.1

Age	Purvis Short	Danny Green
21	0.6	—
22	4.5	0.2
23	5.5	—
24	4.5	4.2
25	7.6	6.9
26	5.5	4.7
27	5.3	8.8
28	7.9	3.3
29	2.9	2.6
30	4.2	1.1
31	0.2	5.1
32	2.3	1.7
33	—	4
34	—	0.1

Age	Purvis Short	Danny Green
21	0.6	—
22	4.5	0.2
23	5.5	—
24	4.5	4.2
25	7.6	6.9
26	5.5	4.7
27	5.3	8.8
28	7.9	3.3
29	2.9	2.6
30	4.2	1.1
31	0.2	5.1
32	2.3	1.7
33	—	4
34	—	0.1