Julius Erving vs. Cotton Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cotton Nash and Julius Erving that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Julius Erving

vs.

Cotton Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Cotton Nash 1

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Cotton Nash 0

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Cotton Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Cotton Nash 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Cotton Nash 1.8

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Cotton Nash 0.4

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Cotton Nash 137

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Cotton Nash 83

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Cotton Nash 19

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Cotton Nash 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Cotton Nash .324

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Cotton Nash .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Cotton Nash - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Cotton Nash -

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Cotton Nash -

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Cotton Nash -

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Cotton Nash 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Cotton Nash -

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Cotton Nash -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.