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Retired#6Forward1976–1986#79 all-time in points

Julius Erving

Julius Erving scored 18,364 points in 836 games, 79th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1979-80 at 26.9 points a game. He earned 5 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 7″ / 200 lb
Age76
PositionForward
BornFeb 22, 1950
HometownEast Meadow, New York
Experience1976–1986
CollegeUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Draft1972 · round 1, pick 12
High schoolRoosevelt High School Nassau County, New York
TeamsPHL 1976–1986
Career points
18,364
836 games · 22.0 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#79
Also 208th in assists, 233rd in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1976–1986. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1986-87.

1986-87 season

PHL · 60 games
Points1,00516.8 per game
Rebounds4.4264 total
Assists3.2191 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

5 badges earned
1Unicorn
1Rare Air
3Legend
  • UnicornSeasonMVP award1980-81
  • ×7Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1976-77, 1977-78, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82 +2 more
  • ×11LegendSeasonAll-Star1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81 +6 more
  • LegendCareer10,000 points18,364 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1982-83

Julius Erving career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1979-80 · 26.9 points per game

Julius Erving milestones

Career · regular season
18,364 career points
Retired 79th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points18,364Past 15,000 · 79th all-time
Rebounds5,601Past 5,000 · 233rd all-time
Assists3,224Past 2,500 · 208th all-time
Steals1,508Past 1,500 · 54th all-time
Blocks1,293Past 1,000 · 54th all-time

Julius Erving career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Julius Erving stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1986-87PHL601,00516.84.43.2.471.264.81314———
1985-86PHL741,34018.15.03.4.480.281.7859———
1984-85PHL781,56120.05.33.0.494.214.7653———
1983-84PHL771,72722.46.94.0.512.333.7547———
1982-83PHL721,54221.46.83.7.517.286.7592———
1981-82PHL811,97424.46.93.9.546.273.7633———
1980-81PHL822,01424.68.04.4.521.222.7874———
1979-80PHL782,10026.97.44.6.519.200.7874———
1978-79PHL781,80323.17.24.6.491—.745————
1977-78PHL741,52820.66.53.8.502—.845————
1976-77PHL821,77021.68.53.7.499—.777————
Career11 seasons83618,36422.06.73.9.507.261.77746——0

Julius Erving splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
78%
Threes
1%
Free throws
21%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Julius Erving facts
How many career points did Julius Erving score?

Julius Erving scored 18,364 career regular-season points in 836 games, 22.0 per game, which ranks 79th all-time.

What was Julius Erving’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1979-80 with PHL: 26.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.

Where is Julius Erving from?

Julius Erving is from East Meadow, New York. He played high school ball at Roosevelt High School in Nassau County, New York. He played college ball at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

What teams did Julius Erving play for?

PHL (1976–1986).