Julius Erving vs. George Karl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Karl 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.

George Karl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 George Karl 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 George Karl 2

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 George Karl 1

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 George Karl 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 George Karl 0

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 George Karl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 George Karl 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 George Karl 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 George Karl 0.7

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 George Karl 1.5

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 George Karl 0.3

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 George Karl 85

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 George Karl 22

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 George Karl 51

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 George Karl 11

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 George Karl 0

Total Games Julius Erving 836 George Karl 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 George Karl .342

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 George Karl .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) George Karl 2.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) George Karl 1.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) George Karl 1.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) George Karl 0.3 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) George Karl 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 George Karl 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 George Karl 0.0

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 George Karl 0.0

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 George Karl 0.0

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 George Karl 0

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 George Karl 0

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 George Karl 0

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 George Karl 0

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 George Karl 0

Total Games Julius Erving 141 George Karl 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 George Karl -

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 George Karl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Notes: * 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.