Julius Erving
- Seasons
- 1971-72 to 1986-87
- Position
- F-G
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Feb 22, 1950
- College
- UMass
- Draft
- 1972, round 1, pick 12
3Championships
4MVP awards
12All-League teams
16All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 23.5
- True shooting
- .558
- Effective FG
- .511
- Usage rate
- 27.1
- Win shares
- 181.0
- WS per 48
- .192
- Box plus/minus
- 6.2
- VORP
- 80.0
- Best season, WS
- 17.7
- Best season, BPM
- 10.6
- MVP vote shares
- 3.55
- Finals appearances
- 4
League-leading seasons: 3 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 ABA | VIR | 21 | 84 | 3,513 | 23.9 | .545 | .499 | 25.0 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 13.3 | .181 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 ABA | VIR | 22 | 71 | 2,993 | 26.9 | .547 | .497 | 29.6 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 9.8 | .157 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 ABA | NYA | 23 | 84 | 3,398 | 25.7 | .562 | .517 | 27.2 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 16.5 | .233 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 111 | 94 |
| 1974-75 ABA | NYA | 24 | 84 | 3,402 | 26.2 | .565 | .514 | 27.9 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 17.6 | .248 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 114 | 96 |
| 1975-76 ABA | NYA | 25 | 84 | 3,244 | 28.7 | .569 | .516 | 29.0 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 17.7 | .262 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 116 | 97 |
| 1976-77 | PHI | 26 | 82 | 2,940 | 20.9 | .553 | .499 | – | 6.8 | 4.8 | 11.5 | .188 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | – | 95 |
| 1977-78 | PHI | 27 | 74 | 2,429 | 21.7 | .555 | .502 | 25.1 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 9.1 | .179 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 109 | 99 |
| 1978-79 | PHI | 28 | 78 | 2,802 | 20.1 | .538 | .491 | 27.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 7.9 | .136 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 103 | 100 |
| 1979-80 | PHI | 29 | 78 | 2,812 | 25.4 | .568 | .520 | 30.3 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 12.5 | .213 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 111 | 99 |
| 1980-81 | PHI | 30 | 82 | 2,874 | 25.1 | .572 | .522 | 28.4 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 13.8 | .231 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 113 | 97 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 31 | 81 | 2,789 | 25.9 | .593 | .547 | 28.1 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 13.3 | .229 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 117 | 102 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 32 | 72 | 2,421 | 23.1 | .566 | .518 | 25.5 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 10.9 | .217 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 115 | 99 |
| 1983-84 | PHI | 33 | 77 | 2,683 | 22.9 | .562 | .515 | 27.2 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 10.1 | .180 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 112 | 102 |
| 1984-85 | PHI | 34 | 78 | 2,535 | 20.0 | .546 | .495 | 26.0 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 7.6 | .144 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 111 | 106 |
| 1985-86 | PHI | 35 | 74 | 2,474 | 17.4 | .537 | .484 | 23.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 5.9 | .114 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 108 | 107 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 36 | 60 | 1,918 | 17.0 | .527 | .479 | 24.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | .088 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 106 | 109 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.