Cross-era · careers 26 years apart

Julius Erving vs Anthony Davis

Julius Erving 1976-1986 · Forward Anthony Davis 2012-2025 · Forward-Center · active

Julius Erving (1976-1986) and Anthony Davis (2012-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 26 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Anthony Davis was the higher-volume scorer (24.0 points per game to 22.0); adjusted for era they scored at 2.09× and 2.37× their league average respectively; Anthony Davis was the more efficient scorer (60.1% true shooting to 55.8%). Julius Erving holds the edge on accolades — 1 MVP, 3 championships and the #21 all-time ranking to Anthony Davis's #61.

Career averages

Julius ErvingStatAnthony Davis
22.0 Points / game 24.0
6.7 Rebounds / game 10.7
3.9 Assists / game 2.6
1.8 Steals / game 1.3
1.5 Blocks / game 2.3
50.6% Field goal % 52.2%
18.6% 3-point % 24.6%
77.9% Free throw % 78.8%
55.8% True shooting % 60.1%
836 Games played 807

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Julius ErvingStatAnthony Davis
2.09× Points vs era avg 2.37×
1.53× Rebounds vs era avg 2.58×
1.55× Assists vs era avg 1.11×

Advanced metrics

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

Julius ErvingStatAnthony Davis
— Offensive rating 110.2
— Defensive rating 107.5
— Net rating 2.7
— Usage % 27.5%
— Assist % 15.1%
— Rebound % 18.7%

Playoff averages

Julius ErvingStatAnthony Davis
21.9 Points / game 26.1
7.0 Rebounds / game 11.7
4.2 Assists / game 2.9
1.7 Steals / game 1.3
1.7 Blocks / game 2.1
48.4% Field goal % 54.0%
8.0% 3-point % 28.0%
78.1% Free throw % 83.8%
141 Playoff games 60

Accolades

Julius ErvingStatAnthony Davis
1 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 0
3 Championships 1
11 All-Star selections 7
9 All-NBA 1st Team 4
#21 All-time GOAT rank #61

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