Julius Erving vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel 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.

Fred Hetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Fred Hetzel 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Fred Hetzel 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Fred Hetzel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Fred Hetzel - 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.