Julius Erving vs. Gail Goodrich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gail Goodrich 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.

Gail Goodrich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Gail Goodrich 1

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Gail Goodrich 14

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Gail Goodrich 8

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Gail Goodrich 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Gail Goodrich 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Gail Goodrich 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Gail Goodrich 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Gail Goodrich 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Gail Goodrich 3.2

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Gail Goodrich 4.7

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Gail Goodrich 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Gail Goodrich 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Gail Goodrich 19,181

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Gail Goodrich 3,279

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Gail Goodrich 4,805

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Gail Goodrich 545 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Gail Goodrich 72 *

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Gail Goodrich 1,031

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Gail Goodrich .456

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Gail Goodrich - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Gail Goodrich .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Gail Goodrich 18.1

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Gail Goodrich 3.1

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Gail Goodrich 4.2

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Gail Goodrich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Gail Goodrich 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Gail Goodrich 1,450

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Gail Goodrich 250

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Gail Goodrich 333

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Gail Goodrich 7 *

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Gail Goodrich 1 *

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Gail Goodrich 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Gail Goodrich .442

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Gail Goodrich - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Gail Goodrich .819

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) *

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