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Julius Erving vs Larry Bird Comparison

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Info

Teams

Julius Erving Virginia Squires (1971-1973), New York Nets (1973-1976), Philadelphia 76ers (1976-1987)
Larry Bird Boston Celtics (1979-1992)

Position

Julius Erving Small Forward
Larry Bird Small Forward, Power Forward

Height

Julius Erving 6'7"
Larry Bird 6'9"

Weight

Julius Erving 210
Larry Bird 220

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Julius Erving 3 (1974*, 1976*, 1983) *ABA
Larry Bird 3 (1981, 1984, 1986) StarStarStar

Finals Appearances

Julius Erving 6 (1974*, 1976*, 1977, 1980, 1982-1983) *ABA
Larry Bird 5 (1981, 1984-1987) StarStarStarStarStar

Finals MVP

Julius Erving 0
Larry Bird 2 (1984, 1986) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Julius Erving 16 (1972-1976*, 1977-1987) *ABA
Larry Bird 12 (1980-1988, 1990-1992) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Julius Erving Yes Inducted in 1993
Larry Bird Yes Inducted in 1998

Number Retired

Julius Erving Yes 76ers #6 and Nets #32
Larry Bird Yes Celtics #33

Regular Season MVP

Julius Erving 4 (1974-1976*, 1981) *ABA
Larry Bird 3 (1984-1986) StarStarStar

All-NBA First Team

Julius Erving 9 (1973-1976*, 1978, 1980-1983) *ABA
Larry Bird 9 (1980–1988) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

All-Star Games

Julius Erving 16 (1974-1976*, 1977-1987) *ABA
Larry Bird 12 (1980-1988, 1990-1992) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Julius Erving No
Larry Bird Yes (1980)

All-NBA Second Team Team

Julius Erving 3 (1972*, 1977, 1984) *ABA
Larry Bird 1 (1990) Star

Defensive Player of the Year

Julius Erving 0
Larry Bird 0

All-Defensive First Team

Julius Erving 1 (1976*) *ABA
Larry Bird 0

NBA Scoring Leader

Julius Erving 3 (1973-1974, 1976) StarStarStar
Larry Bird 0

NBA Rebound Leader

Julius Erving 0
Larry Bird 0

NBA Assist Leader

Julius Erving 0
Larry Bird 0

NBA Steals Leader

Julius Erving 0
Larry Bird 0

NBA Blocks Leader

Julius Erving 0
Larry Bird 0

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Julius Erving 1,243
Larry Bird 852

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Julius Erving 36.4
Larry Bird 38.5

Points

Julius Erving 30,026
Larry Bird 20,883

Assists (Ast)

Julius Erving 5,176
Larry Bird 5,389

Steals (Stl)

Julius Erving 2,272
Larry Bird 1,514

Blocks (Blk)

Julius Erving 1,941
Larry Bird 722

Rebounds (Reb)

Julius Erving 10,525
Larry Bird 8,540

Field Goals Made (FG)

Julius Erving 11,818
Larry Bird 8,238

Free Throw Made (FT)

Julius Erving 6,256
Larry Bird 3,810

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Julius Erving 8,052
Larry Bird 4,309

Three Pointers (3PT)

Julius Erving 134
Larry Bird 597

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Julius Erving 449
Larry Bird 1,599

Points Per Game (PPG)

Julius Erving 24.2
Larry Bird 24.5

Assists Per Game (APG)

Julius Erving 4.2
Larry Bird 6.3

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Julius Erving 8.5
Larry Bird 10.0

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Julius Erving 1.6
Larry Bird 0.8

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Julius Erving 1.8
Larry Bird 1.8

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Julius Erving 50.6%
Larry Bird 49.7%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Julius Erving 77.7%
Larry Bird 88.4%

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Julius Erving 29.8%
Larry Bird 37.3%

Minutes Played

Julius Erving 45,227
Larry Bird 32,781

Turnovers

Julius Erving 342,326,341,301,307,,238,315,284,266,214,196,230,208,214,158
Larry Bird 2,691

True Shooting Percentage

Julius Erving 55.8%
Larry Bird 56.5%

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Julius Erving 189
Larry Bird 164

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Julius Erving 38.9
Larry Bird 42.0

Points

Julius Erving 4,580
Larry Bird 3,897

Assists (Ast)

Julius Erving 841
Larry Bird 1,062

Steals (Stl)

Julius Erving 287
Larry Bird 296

Blocks (Blk)

Julius Erving 293
Larry Bird 145

Rebounds (Reb)

Julius Erving 1,611
Larry Bird 1,683

Field Goals Made (FG)

Julius Erving 1,769
Larry Bird 1,458

Free Throw Made (FT)

Julius Erving 1,025
Larry Bird 901

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Julius Erving 1,308
Larry Bird 1,012

Three Pointers (3PT)

Julius Erving 17
Larry Bird 80

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Julius Erving 76
Larry Bird 249

Points Per Game (PPG)

Julius Erving 24.2
Larry Bird 23.8

Assists Per Game (APG)

Julius Erving 4.4
Larry Bird 6.5

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Julius Erving 8.5
Larry Bird 10.3

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Julius Erving 1.6
Larry Bird 0.9

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Julius Erving 1.5
Larry Bird 1.8

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Julius Erving 49.6%
Larry Bird 47.2%

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Julius Erving 78.4%
Larry Bird 89%

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Julius Erving 22.4%
Larry Bird 32.1%

Turnovers

Julius Erving 55,17,51,19,39,,35,38,56,55,67,39,21,37,39,9
Larry Bird 506

True Shooting Percentage

Julius Erving 55.3%
Larry Bird 55.1%

Best Season Stats

Games (G)

Julius Erving 84 (1975-76)
Larry Bird 82 (1985-86)

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Julius Erving 42.2 (1972-73)
Larry Bird 40.6 (1986-87)

Points

Julius Erving 2462 (1975-76)
Larry Bird 2295 (1984-85)

Assists (Ast)

Julius Erving 462 (1974-75)
Larry Bird 566 (1986-87)

Steals (Stl)

Julius Erving 207 (1975-76)
Larry Bird 166 (1985-86)

Blocks (Blk)

Julius Erving 204 (1973-74)
Larry Bird 98 (1984-85)

Rebounds (Reb)

Julius Erving 1319 (1971-72)
Larry Bird 895 (1980-81)

Field Goals Made (FG)

Julius Erving 949 (1975-76)
Larry Bird 918 (1984-85)

Free Throw Made (FT)

Julius Erving 530 (1975-76)
Larry Bird 441 (1985-86)

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Julius Erving 662 (1975-76)
Larry Bird 492 (1985-86)

Three Pointers (3PT)

Julius Erving 34 (1975-76)
Larry Bird 98 (1987-88)

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Julius Erving 103 (1975-76)
Larry Bird 237 (1987-88)

Points Per Game (PPG)

Julius Erving 31.9 (1972-73)
Larry Bird 29.9 (1987-88)

Assists Per Game (APG)

Julius Erving 5.5 (1974-75)
Larry Bird 7.6 (1986-87)

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Julius Erving 15.7 (1971-72)
Larry Bird 11.0 (1982-83)

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Julius Erving 2.4 (1973-74)
Larry Bird 1.2 (1984-85)

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Julius Erving 2.5 (1975-76)
Larry Bird 2.0 (1985-86)

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Julius Erving .546% (1981-82)
Larry Bird .527% (1987-88)

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Julius Erving .845% (1977-78)
Larry Bird .947% (1988-89)

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Julius Erving .395% (1973-74)
Larry Bird .427% (1984-85)

Turnovers

Julius Erving (1976-77)
Larry Bird 11 (1988-89)

True Shooting Percentage

Julius Erving .593% (1981-82)
Larry Bird .612% (1986-87)

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Info

Teams

Julius Erving Virginia Squires (1971-1973), New York Nets (1973-1976), Philadelphia 76ers (1976-1987)
Larry Bird Boston Celtics (1979-1992)

Position

Julius Erving Small Forward
Larry Bird Small Forward, Power Forward

Height

Julius Erving 6'7"
Larry Bird 6'9"

Weight

Julius Erving Larry Bird

NBA Championships

NBA Championships

Julius Erving 3 (1974*, 1976*, 1983) *ABA
Larry Bird 3 (1981, 1984, 1986)

Finals Appearances

Julius Erving 6 (1974*, 1976*, 1977, 1980, 1982-1983) *ABA
Larry Bird 5 (1981, 1984-1987)

Finals MVP

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Playoff Appearances

Playoff Appearances

Julius Erving 16 (1972-1976*, 1977-1987) *ABA
Larry Bird 12 (1980-1988, 1990-1992)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Julius Erving Yes Inducted in 1993
Larry Bird Yes Inducted in 1998

Number Retired

Julius Erving Yes 76ers #6 and Nets #32
Larry Bird Yes Celtics #33

Regular Season MVP

Julius Erving 4 (1974-1976*, 1981) *ABA
Larry Bird 3 (1984-1986)

All-NBA First Team

Julius Erving 9 (1973-1976*, 1978, 1980-1983) *ABA
Larry Bird 9 (1980–1988)

All-Star Games

Julius Erving 16 (1974-1976*, 1977-1987) *ABA
Larry Bird 12 (1980-1988, 1990-1992)

Rookie of the Year

Julius Erving No
Larry Bird Yes (1980)

All-NBA Second Team Team

Julius Erving 3 (1972*, 1977, 1984) *ABA
Larry Bird 1 (1990)

Defensive Player of the Year

Julius Erving Larry Bird

All-Defensive First Team

Julius Erving Larry Bird

NBA Scoring Leader

Julius Erving Larry Bird

NBA Rebound Leader

Julius Erving Larry Bird

NBA Assist Leader

Julius Erving Larry Bird

NBA Steals Leader

Julius Erving Larry Bird

NBA Blocks Leader

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Regular Season Stats

Games (G)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Points

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Assists (Ast)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Steals (Stl)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Blocks (Blk)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Rebounds (Reb)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Field Goals Made (FG)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Free Throw Made (FT)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Three Pointers (3PT)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Points Per Game (PPG)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Assists Per Game (APG)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Minutes Played

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Turnovers

Julius Erving Larry Bird

True Shooting Percentage

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Playoff Stats

Games (G)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Minutes Played Per Game (MP)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Points

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Assists (Ast)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Steals (Stl)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Blocks (Blk)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Rebounds (Reb)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Field Goals Made (FG)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Free Throw Made (FT)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Free Throw Attempts (FTA)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Three Pointers (3PT)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Three Point Attempts (3PTA)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Points Per Game (PPG)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Assists Per Game (APG)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Rebounds Per Game (RPG)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Blocks Per Game (BPG)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Steals Per Game (SPG)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Field Goal Percentage (FG%)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Free Throw Percentage (FT%)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Three Point Percentage (3PT%)

Julius Erving Larry Bird

Turnovers

Julius Erving Larry Bird

True Shooting Percentage

Julius Erving Larry Bird

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