Julius Erving vs. Eric Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eric Williams 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

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, 1 less than Eric Williams, who played 12. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Eric Williams had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Eric Williams 12 2 1995-96 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Julius Erving Eric Williams
Season 1976-771995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 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
Eric Williams 64 23.0 10.7 1.4 2.0 3.4 1.1 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.3 3.8 8.5 .441 0.0 0.2 .300 3.1 4.7 .671
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
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Julius Erving Eric Williams
Season 1977-781996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Eric Williams 72 33.8 15.0 1.8 2.8 4.6 1.8 1.0 0.2 1.9 3.0 5.2 11.4 .456 0.0 0.1 .250 4.6 6.1 .752
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
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Julius Erving Eric Williams
Season 1978-791997-98
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Eric Williams 4 36.3 19.8 2.5 2.8 5.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 6.0 15.3 .393 0.0 0.0 - 7.8 11.3 .689
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
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Julius Erving Eric Williams
Season 1979-801998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 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
Eric Williams 38 20.5 7.3 0.9 1.2 2.1 1.0 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.0 2.1 5.8 .365 0.2 0.7 .231 2.9 3.7 .799
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
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Julius Erving Eric Williams
Season 1980-811999-00
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Eric Williams 68 20.3 7.2 0.8 1.5 2.3 1.4 0.6 0.2 1.0 2.4 2.4 5.7 .427 0.4 1.1 .347 2.0 2.5 .793
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
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Julius Erving Eric Williams
Season 1981-822000-01
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 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
Eric Williams 81 21.5 6.6 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.9 2.2 2.0 5.5 .362 0.6 1.7 .331 2.0 2.9 .714
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
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Julius Erving Eric Williams
Season 1982-832001-02
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics Lost East 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 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
Eric Williams 74 23.6 6.4 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.5 1.0 0.1 1.3 2.4 1.9 5.2 .374 0.3 1.2 .279 2.2 3.0 .731
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
Eric Williams 16 30.5 7.8 1.1 3.3 4.4 1.3 1.6 0.3 0.7 3.3 2.9 5.9 .500 0.9 1.9 .467 1.1 1.4 .739

Season 8

Julius Erving Eric Williams
Season 1983-842002-03
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East 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 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
Eric Williams 82 28.7 9.1 1.7 2.9 4.7 1.7 1.0 0.2 1.2 2.9 3.1 7.0 .442 0.5 1.3 .336 2.5 3.3 .750
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
Eric Williams 10 31.0 9.6 1.2 2.0 3.2 1.7 0.9 0.0 1.2 4.2 3.3 8.8 .375 0.3 1.5 .200 2.7 3.4 .794

Season 9

Julius Erving Eric Williams
Season 1984-852003-04
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Eric Williams 71 26.6 10.0 0.9 3.1 4.0 1.7 1.0 0.1 1.2 2.5 3.3 8.4 .386 0.5 1.8 .276 3.0 4.0 .760
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
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Julius Erving Eric Williams
Season 1985-862004-05
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Eric Williams 55 24.0 7.7 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.7 0.7 0.1 1.1 2.7 2.6 6.0 .430 0.5 1.3 .384 2.0 2.9 .696
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
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Julius Erving Eric Williams
Season 1986-872005-06
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Eric Williams 28 12.6 3.3 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.0 1.0 2.7 .387 0.2 0.6 .278 1.0 1.4 .737
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
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Julius Erving Eric Williams
Season -2006-07
Team -San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Bobcats
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 ------- --- ----------
Eric Williams 21 5.8 2.6 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.9 2.2 .404 0.4 0.9 .421 0.4 0.7 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Julius Erving ------- --- ----------
Eric Williams ------- --- ----------