Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Julius Erving and Melvin Turpin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Julius Erving and Melvin Turpin played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 14 times in NBA games. Julius Erving has a 9-5 winning record over Melvin Turpin. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Julius Erving
vs.
Melvin Turpin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Julius Erving:
1976-77 to 1986-87
Melvin Turpin:
1984-85 to 1989-90
14 Games played
14 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Julius Erving
9
9
0
Melvin Turpin
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Julius Erving 18.9 5.3 2.6 1.90.8
Melvin Turpin 12.0 6.6 1.00.61.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Julius Erving 28 9 5 53
Melvin Turpin 28 17 2 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Julius Erving 10

games		 5

games		 9

games		 8

games		4

games
Melvin Turpin 4

games 		7

games		 0

games		 2

games		5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 5

games		 4

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1984
1. 76ers 111   Julius Erving 12 4 3 2 0 3 5 34 4-14 .286 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 101   Melvin Turpin 13 10 2 0 1 1 3 39 6-16 .375 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 22, 1985
2. 76ers 101   Julius Erving 22 6 1 0 1 2 4 33 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Cavaliers 100   Melvin Turpin 21 6 1 0 1 2 2 30 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 15, 1985
3. 76ers 107   Julius Erving 14 2 4 3 0 2 5 30 6-18 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 112   Melvin Turpin 13 5 1 0 1 0 3 23 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 18, 1985
4. 76ers 113   Julius Erving 18 7 2 2 2 3 1 37 8-16 .500 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Cavaliers 120   Melvin Turpin 20 17 2 2 3 1 3 39 10-14 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 1985
5. 76ers 89   Julius Erving 16 6 0 0 3 1 3 28 5-10 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 116   Melvin Turpin 6 6 0 0 2 1 1 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 03, 1985
6. 76ers 110   Julius Erving 14 5 2 5 0 2 2 27 6-18 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 113   Melvin Turpin 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1985
7. 76ers 125   Julius Erving 23 7 4 4 1 6 5 28 11-17 .647 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 110   Melvin Turpin 4 3 1 2 0 3 5 19 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1986
8. 76ers 121   Julius Erving 22 8 4 2 1 2 2 33 8-13 .615 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Cavaliers 114   Melvin Turpin 26 9 1 0 1 0 2 42 12-23 .522 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Feb. 06, 1986
9. 76ers 111   Julius Erving 21 8 4 0 1 5 3 32 7-14 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 103   Melvin Turpin 15 12 1 2 0 2 5 30 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 14, 1986
10. 76ers 109   Julius Erving 28 9 2 2 0 4 1 38 11-19 .579 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Cavaliers 100   Melvin Turpin 6 7 2 3 0 2 5 26 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1986
11. 76ers 118   Julius Erving 19 2 3 0 0 3 4 40 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 8-9 .889
OT Cavaliers 112   Melvin Turpin 28 11 1 0 3 3 5 45 12-20 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 04, 1986
12. 76ers 122   Julius Erving 18 3 5 2 0 1 3 30 7-14 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 102   Melvin Turpin 8 6 1 0 3 2 2 22 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1986
13. 76ers 107   Julius Erving 20 6 1 1 2 4 2 40 8-19 .421 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 110   Melvin Turpin 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 31, 1987
14. 76ers 116   Julius Erving 17 1 1 3 0 2 2 30 6-10 .600 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 105   Melvin Turpin 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
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