Julius Erving vs. A.C. Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of A.C. Green and Julius Erving, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Julius Erving played 11 years in the NBA, 5 less than A.C. Green, who played 16. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while A.C. Green had his rookie season in 1985-86. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Julius Erving 11 11 1976-77 to 1986-87
A.C. Green 16 13 1985-86 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season 1976-771985-86
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 82 35.9 21.6 2.3 6.1 8.5 3.7 1.9 1.4 - 3.1 8.4 16.7 .499 - - - 4.9 6.3 .777
A.C. Green 82 18.8 6.4 2.0 2.7 4.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.2 2.8 2.5 4.7 .539 0.0 0.1 .167 1.2 2.0 .611
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 19 39.9 27.3 2.2 4.3 6.4 4.5 2.2 1.2 - 2.4 10.7 20.5 .523 - - - 5.8 7.1 .821
A.C. Green 9 11.8 2.4 0.3 1.4 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.4 1.0 1.9 .529 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.0 .444

Season 2

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season 1977-781986-87
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 74 32.8 20.6 2.4 4.1 6.5 3.8 1.8 1.3 3.2 2.8 8.3 16.4 .502 - - - 4.1 4.9 .845
A.C. Green 79 28.4 10.8 2.7 5.1 7.8 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.3 2.2 4.0 7.4 .538 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.6 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 10 35.8 21.8 4.0 5.7 9.7 4.0 1.5 1.8 3.5 3.0 8.8 18.0 .489 - - - 4.2 5.6 .750
A.C. Green 18 28.1 11.5 3.0 4.9 7.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.6 3.9 7.2 .546 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.8 .747

Season 3

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season 1978-791987-88
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 78 35.9 23.1 2.5 4.7 7.2 4.6 1.7 1.3 4.0 2.7 9.2 18.7 .491 - - - 4.8 6.4 .745
A.C. Green 82 32.1 11.4 3.0 5.7 8.7 1.1 1.1 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.9 7.8 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.6 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 9 41.3 25.4 3.2 4.6 7.8 5.9 2.0 1.9 4.2 2.4 9.9 19.1 .517 - - - 5.7 7.4 .761
A.C. Green 24 30.3 10.0 2.4 4.9 7.3 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.1 2.5 3.8 7.0 .544 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .753

Season 4

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season 1979-801988-89
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 78 36.1 26.9 2.8 4.6 7.4 4.6 2.2 1.8 3.6 2.7 10.7 20.7 .519 0.1 0.3 .200 5.4 6.8 .787
A.C. Green 82 30.6 13.3 3.1 5.9 9.0 1.3 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.1 4.9 9.2 .529 0.0 0.2 .235 3.4 4.4 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 18 38.6 24.4 1.7 5.8 7.6 4.4 2.0 2.1 3.1 3.1 9.2 18.8 .488 0.1 0.5 .222 6.0 7.6 .794
A.C. Green 15 33.5 10.1 2.5 6.6 9.1 1.2 1.1 0.4 1.5 2.5 3.1 7.6 .412 0.0 0.2 .000 3.9 5.1 .763

Season 5

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season 1980-811989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 82 35.0 24.6 3.0 5.0 8.0 4.4 2.1 1.8 3.2 2.8 9.7 18.6 .521 0.0 0.2 .222 5.1 6.5 .787
A.C. Green 82 33.0 12.9 3.2 5.5 8.7 1.1 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.5 4.7 9.8 .478 0.2 0.6 .283 3.4 4.5 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 16 37.0 22.9 3.3 3.9 7.1 3.4 1.4 2.6 3.4 3.4 8.9 18.8 .475 0.0 0.1 .000 5.1 6.7 .757
A.C. Green 9 28.0 11.8 3.8 5.2 9.0 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.6 2.4 4.6 8.8 .519 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.6 .750

Season 6

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season 1981-821990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 81 34.4 24.4 2.7 4.2 6.9 3.9 2.0 1.7 2.6 2.8 9.6 17.6 .546 0.0 0.1 .273 5.1 6.7 .763
A.C. Green 82 26.4 9.1 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.2 1.4 3.1 6.6 .476 0.1 0.7 .200 2.7 3.7 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 21 37.1 22.0 2.7 4.7 7.4 4.7 1.8 1.8 3.2 2.6 8.0 15.4 .519 0.0 0.3 .167 5.9 7.9 .752
A.C. Green 19 21.1 6.5 2.4 2.9 5.4 0.5 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.9 2.2 5.1 .423 0.2 0.4 .500 2.0 2.8 .704

Season 7

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season 1982-831991-92
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 72 33.6 21.4 2.4 4.4 6.8 3.7 1.6 1.8 2.7 2.8 8.4 16.3 .517 0.0 0.1 .286 4.6 6.0 .759
A.C. Green 82 35.4 13.6 3.7 5.6 9.3 1.4 1.1 0.4 1.4 1.7 4.7 9.8 .476 0.1 0.7 .214 4.1 5.6 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 13 37.9 18.4 2.5 5.2 7.6 3.4 1.2 2.1 3.0 3.2 7.3 16.2 .450 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 5.2 .721
A.C. Green 4 38.3 12.8 3.8 5.3 9.0 1.8 1.8 0.0 1.3 2.5 4.0 9.8 .410 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 5.8 .826

Season 8

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season 1983-841992-93
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 77 34.8 22.4 2.5 4.4 6.9 4.0 1.8 1.8 3.0 2.8 8.8 17.2 .512 0.1 0.3 .333 4.7 6.3 .754
A.C. Green 82 34.4 12.8 3.5 5.2 8.7 1.4 1.1 0.5 1.4 1.8 4.6 8.6 .537 0.2 0.6 .348 3.4 4.6 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 5 38.8 18.2 1.8 4.6 6.4 5.0 1.6 1.2 4.2 2.8 7.2 15.2 .474 0.0 0.2 .000 3.8 4.4 .864
A.C. Green 5 44.0 9.8 5.2 9.4 14.6 2.6 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.8 3.6 8.4 .429 0.0 1.0 .000 2.6 4.2 .619

Season 9

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season 1984-851993-94
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 78 32.5 20.0 2.2 3.1 5.3 3.0 1.7 1.4 2.7 2.6 7.8 15.8 .494 0.0 0.2 .214 4.3 5.7 .765
A.C. Green 82 34.5 14.7 3.4 5.8 9.2 1.7 0.9 0.5 1.2 1.7 5.7 11.3 .502 0.1 0.4 .229 3.2 4.4 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 13 33.4 17.1 2.2 3.4 5.6 3.7 1.9 0.8 2.8 2.6 6.5 14.4 .449 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 4.8 .857
A.C. Green 10 35.0 12.5 2.9 5.5 8.4 1.3 1.0 0.2 0.7 2.2 4.0 8.3 .482 0.7 1.7 .412 3.8 6.2 .613

Season 10

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season 1985-861994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 74 33.4 18.1 2.3 2.7 5.0 3.4 1.5 1.1 2.9 2.6 7.0 14.7 .480 0.1 0.4 .281 3.9 5.0 .785
A.C. Green 82 32.8 11.2 2.4 5.8 8.2 1.5 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.8 3.8 7.5 .504 0.5 1.5 .339 3.1 4.2 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 12 36.1 17.7 2.2 3.7 5.8 4.2 0.9 1.3 3.3 2.7 6.8 15.0 .450 0.2 0.9 .182 4.0 5.4 .738
A.C. Green 10 36.8 12.8 3.8 8.2 12.0 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.0 2.2 3.6 7.8 .462 0.1 1.2 .083 5.5 6.3 .873

Season 11

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season 1986-871995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 60 32.0 16.8 1.9 2.5 4.4 3.2 1.3 1.6 2.6 2.3 6.7 14.2 .471 0.2 0.9 .264 3.2 3.9 .813
A.C. Green 82 25.8 7.5 2.0 4.7 6.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.7 2.6 5.4 .484 0.2 0.6 .269 2.0 2.9 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving 5 36.0 18.2 2.8 2.2 5.0 3.4 1.4 1.2 1.8 3.8 6.8 16.4 .415 0.4 1.2 .333 4.2 5.0 .840
A.C. Green 4 21.8 4.8 1.5 3.0 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.8 1.5 4.3 .353 0.0 0.8 .000 1.8 2.0 .875

Season 12

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season -1996-97
Team -Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
A.C. Green 83 30.0 7.2 2.7 5.2 7.9 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.7 2.8 5.8 .483 0.0 0.2 .050 1.5 2.4 .650
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
A.C. Green ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season -1997-98
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
A.C. Green 82 32.3 7.3 2.7 5.5 8.1 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.8 1.9 3.0 6.5 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
A.C. Green ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season -1998-99
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
A.C. Green 50 18.5 4.9 1.6 2.9 4.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.4 2.2 5.1 .422 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 1.0 .577
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
A.C. Green ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season -1999-00
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
A.C. Green 82 23.5 5.0 2.0 4.0 5.9 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.5 2.1 4.7 .447 0.0 0.0 .250 0.8 1.2 .695
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
A.C. Green 23 18.7 3.9 1.9 2.3 4.2 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.4 1.9 1.6 3.9 .411 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .696

Season 16

Julius Erving A.C. Green
Season -2000-01
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
A.C. Green 82 17.2 4.5 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.5 1.8 4.0 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.4 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
A.C. Green 3 7.0 1.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000