Cross-era · careers 25 years apart

Julius Erving vs Kawhi Leonard

Julius Erving 1976-1986 · Forward Kawhi Leonard 2011-2025 · Forward · active

Julius Erving (1976-1986) and Kawhi Leonard (2011-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 25 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 20.7); adjusted for era they scored at 2.09× and 2.03× their league average respectively; Kawhi Leonard was the more efficient scorer (67.2% true shooting to 55.8%). Julius Erving holds the edge on accolades — 1 MVP, 3 championships and the #21 all-time ranking to Kawhi Leonard's #27.

Career averages

Julius ErvingStatKawhi Leonard
22.0 Points / game 20.7
6.7 Rebounds / game 6.4
3.9 Assists / game 3.1
1.8 Steals / game 1.7
1.5 Blocks / game 0.6
50.6% Field goal % 49.9%
18.6% 3-point % 38.9%
77.9% Free throw % 85.0%
55.8% True shooting % 67.2%
836 Games played 798

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Julius ErvingStatKawhi Leonard
2.09× Points vs era avg 2.03×
1.53× Rebounds vs era avg 1.55×
1.55× Assists vs era avg 1.36×

Advanced metrics

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

Julius ErvingStatKawhi Leonard
— Offensive rating 115.0
— Defensive rating 105.0
— Net rating 10.0
— Usage % 33.5%
— Assist % 21.0%
— Rebound % 11.5%

Playoff averages

Julius ErvingStatKawhi Leonard
21.9 Points / game 21.5
7.0 Rebounds / game 7.8
4.2 Assists / game 3.0
1.7 Steals / game 1.8
1.7 Blocks / game 0.7
48.4% Field goal % 51.3%
8.0% 3-point % 40.2%
78.1% Free throw % 80.2%
141 Playoff games 146

Accolades

Julius ErvingStatKawhi Leonard
1 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 2
3 Championships 2
11 All-Star selections 7
9 All-NBA 1st Team 3
#21 All-time GOAT rank #27

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