Julius Erving

Julius Erving Hall of Fame · 1993 Top 75

Philadelphia 76ers

3× NBA Champion 1982-83, 1975-76, 1973-74

Career Statistics

Career Averages

PPG
22.0
2.09× era #52 all-time
peak 1979-80 · 2.42×
RPG
6.7
1.53× era
peak 1980-81 · 1.85×
APG
3.9
1.55× era
peak 1978-79 · 1.78×
SPG
1.8
BPG
1.5

Shooting Percentages

FG%
50.6%
3P%
18.6%
FT%
77.9%

Career Totals

Games Played
836
Total Points
18362
Total Rebounds
5600
Total Assists
3231
Total Steals
1503
Total Blocks
1293

Career Arc

Per-game averages across each season — hover any point for the exact value.

PPGRPGAPGera PPG71522301976-771981-821986-871976-77: 21.6 PPG1977-78: 20.6 PPG1978-79: 23.1 PPG1979-80: 26.9 PPG1980-81: 24.6 PPG1981-82: 24.4 PPG1982-83: 21.4 PPG1983-84: 22.4 PPG1984-85: 20.0 PPG1985-86: 18.1 PPG1986-87: 16.8 PPG1976-77: 8.5 RPG1977-78: 6.5 RPG1978-79: 7.2 RPG1979-80: 7.4 RPG1980-81: 8.0 RPG1981-82: 6.9 RPG1982-83: 6.8 RPG1983-84: 6.9 RPG1984-85: 5.3 RPG1985-86: 5.0 RPG1986-87: 4.4 RPG1976-77: 3.7 APG1977-78: 3.8 APG1978-79: 4.6 APG1979-80: 4.6 APG1980-81: 4.4 APG1981-82: 3.9 APG1982-83: 3.7 APG1983-84: 4.0 APG1984-85: 3.0 APG1985-86: 3.4 APG1986-87: 3.2 APG

Advanced Metrics

Offensive & Defensive Impact

Usage & Playmaking

Rebounding & Efficiency

TS%
55.8%
True Shooting Percentage
eFG%
50.9%
Effective Field Goal Percentage

Playoff Career Statistics

Games 141
PPG 21.9
RPG 7.0
APG 4.2
FG% 48.4%
3P% 8.0%
FT% 78.1%

Career Achievements & Awards

  • MVP 1980-81
  • All-NBA 1st Team ×9 1982-83, 1981-82, 1980-81, 1979-80, 1977-78, 1975-76, 1974-75, 1973-74, 1972-73
  • All-NBA 2nd Team ×3 1983-84, 1976-77, 1971-72
  • All-Defensive 1st Team 1975-76
  • All-Rookie 1st Team 1971-72
  • All-Star ×11 1986-87, 1985-86, 1984-85, 1983-84, 1982-83, 1981-82, 1980-81, 1979-80, 1978-79, 1977-78, 1976-77

Season-by-Season Statistics

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Season Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1986-87 PHL 60 32.0 16.8 4.4 3.2 1.3 1.6 47.1% 26.4% 81.3%
1985-86 PHL 74 33.4 18.1 5.0 3.4 1.5 1.1 48.0% 28.1% 78.5%
1984-85 PHL 78 32.5 20.0 5.3 3.0 1.7 1.4 49.4% 21.4% 76.5%
1983-84 PHL 77 34.8 22.4 6.9 4.0 1.8 1.8 51.2% 33.3% 75.4%
1982-83 PHL 72 33.6 21.4 6.8 3.7 1.6 1.8 51.7% 28.6% 75.9%
1981-82 PHL 81 34.4 24.4 6.9 3.9 2.0 1.7 54.6% 27.3% 76.3%
1980-81 PHL 82 35.0 24.6 8.0 4.4 2.1 1.8 52.1% 22.2% 78.7%
1979-80 PHL 78 36.1 26.9 7.4 4.6 2.2 1.8 51.9% 20.0% 78.7%
1978-79 PHL 78 35.9 23.1 7.2 4.6 1.7 1.3 49.1% 0.0% 74.5%
1977-78 PHL 74 32.8 20.6 6.5 3.8 1.8 1.3 50.2% 0.0% 84.5%
1976-77 PHL 82 35.9 21.6 8.5 3.7 1.9 1.4 49.9% 0.0% 77.7%

Players Like Julius Erving

Most stylistically similar by career averages — points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and shooting splits.

1 Reggie Lewis 1987 – 1992 17.6p 4.3r 2.5a 2 Marques Johnson 1977 – 1989 20.1p 7.0r 3.6a 3 Danny Manning 1988 – 2002 14.0p 5.2r 2.3a 4 Kevin Garnett 1995 – 2015 17.8p 10.0r 3.7a 5 Scottie Barnes 2021 – present 17.4p 7.5r 5.2a