Julius Erving vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Garfield Smith - 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.