Cross-era · careers 1 years apart

Billy Cunningham vs Julius Erving

Billy Cunningham 1965-1975 · Forward Julius Erving 1976-1986 · Forward

Billy Cunningham (1965-1975) and Julius Erving (1976-1986) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 1 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Julius Erving was the higher-volume scorer (22.0 points per game to 20.8); adjusted for era they scored at 1.88× and 2.09× their league average respectively; Julius Erving was the more efficient scorer (55.8% true shooting to 50.3%). Julius Erving holds the edge on accolades — 1 MVP, 3 championships and the #21 all-time ranking to Billy Cunningham's #64.

Career averages

Billy CunninghamStatJulius Erving
20.8 Points / game 22.0
10.2 Rebounds / game 6.7
4.0 Assists / game 3.9
0.2 Steals / game 1.8
0.1 Blocks / game 1.5
44.5% Field goal % 50.6%
0.0% 3-point % 18.6%
71.8% Free throw % 77.9%
50.3% True shooting % 55.8%
654 Games played 836

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Billy CunninghamStatJulius Erving
1.88× Points vs era avg 2.09×
1.88× Rebounds vs era avg 1.53×
1.76× Assists vs era avg 1.55×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Billy Cunningham's era.

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Julius Erving's era.

Playoff averages

Billy CunninghamStatJulius Erving
19.4 Points / game 21.9
9.1 Rebounds / game 7.0
3.2 Assists / game 4.2
0.0 Steals / game 1.7
0.0 Blocks / game 1.7
40.6% Field goal % 48.4%
0.0% 3-point % 8.0%
69.4% Free throw % 78.1%
39 Playoff games 141

Accolades

Billy CunninghamStatJulius Erving
0 MVP awards 1
0 Finals MVP 0
1 Championships 3
4 All-Star selections 11
4 All-NBA 1st Team 9
#64 All-time GOAT rank #21

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