Julius Erving vs. Lionel Malamed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lionel Malamed 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.

Lionel Malamed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Lionel Malamed: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 Lionel Malamed 0

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 Lionel Malamed 1

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 Lionel Malamed 0

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 Lionel Malamed 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 Lionel Malamed 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 Lionel Malamed 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 Lionel Malamed 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 Lionel Malamed 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 Lionel Malamed 1.4

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 Lionel Malamed 258

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 Lionel Malamed 61

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 Lionel Malamed 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 Lionel Malamed .334

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 Lionel Malamed .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) Lionel Malamed 5.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) Lionel Malamed 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 Lionel Malamed -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 Lionel Malamed -

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 Lionel Malamed -

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 Lionel Malamed 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 Lionel Malamed -

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 Lionel Malamed -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) Lionel Malamed -

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) Lionel Malamed - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.