Julius Erving vs. Jack Nichols Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Nichols 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.

Jack Nichols

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Jack Nichols: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Jack Nichols 1

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Jack Nichols 9

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Jack Nichols 7

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Jack Nichols 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Jack Nichols 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Jack Nichols 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Jack Nichols 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Jack Nichols 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Jack Nichols 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Jack Nichols 1.9

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Jack Nichols 5,269

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Jack Nichols 2,793 *

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Jack Nichols 965

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Jack Nichols 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Jack Nichols .368

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Jack Nichols .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Jack Nichols 15.8 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Jack Nichols 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Jack Nichols 2.8 (1953)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Jack Nichols - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Jack Nichols 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Jack Nichols 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Jack Nichols 2.3

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Jack Nichols 519

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Jack Nichols 209 *

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Jack Nichols 117

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Jack Nichols 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Jack Nichols .389

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Jack Nichols .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Jack Nichols 19.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Jack Nichols 12.0 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Jack Nichols 5.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Jack Nichols - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** 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.