Julius Erving vs. Trent Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trent Tucker 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 and Trent Tucker both played 11 years in the NBA. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Trent Tucker had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Trent Tucker 11 8 1982-83 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Julius Erving Trent Tucker
Season 1976-771982-83
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsKnicks 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 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
Trent Tucker 78 23.5 8.4 1.0 1.8 2.8 2.5 0.7 0.1 0.9 3.0 3.8 8.3 .462 0.2 0.4 .467 0.6 0.8 .672
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
Trent Tucker 6 14.2 4.3 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.5 .600 0.2 0.3 .500 1.2 1.7 .700

Season 2
Julius Erving Trent Tucker
Season 1977-781983-84
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks 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 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
Trent Tucker 63 19.5 7.6 0.7 1.4 2.1 2.2 1.0 0.1 0.9 2.0 3.6 7.1 .500 0.1 0.3 .375 0.4 0.5 .758
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
Trent Tucker 12 21.2 7.6 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.3 0.9 0.3 1.0 2.7 3.5 7.0 .500 0.1 0.4 .200 0.5 0.8 .600

Season 3
Julius Erving Trent Tucker
Season 1978-791984-85
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
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
Trent Tucker 77 23.6 8.5 1.0 1.5 2.4 2.6 1.0 0.2 0.8 2.5 3.8 7.9 .483 0.4 0.9 .403 0.5 0.6 .792
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
Trent Tucker ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Julius Erving Trent Tucker
Season 1979-801985-86
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
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
Trent Tucker 77 23.2 10.6 0.9 1.3 2.2 2.5 0.8 0.1 0.9 2.2 4.5 9.6 .472 0.5 1.2 .451 1.0 1.3 .790
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
Trent Tucker ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Julius Erving Trent Tucker
Season 1980-811986-87
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
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
Trent Tucker 70 24.2 11.4 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.4 1.7 0.2 1.1 2.4 4.6 9.9 .470 1.0 2.3 .422 1.1 1.4 .762
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
Trent Tucker ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Julius Erving Trent Tucker
Season 1981-821987-88
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsKnicks 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 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
Trent Tucker 71 17.6 7.1 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.6 0.7 0.1 0.7 2.2 2.7 6.4 .424 1.0 2.4 .413 0.7 1.0 .718
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
Trent Tucker 4 17.8 6.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.0 2.0 4.8 .421 1.5 3.3 .462 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 7
Julius Erving Trent Tucker
Season 1982-831988-89
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks 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 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
Trent Tucker 81 22.5 8.5 0.7 1.5 2.2 1.6 1.1 0.1 0.7 2.0 3.2 7.1 .454 1.5 3.7 .399 0.5 0.7 .782
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
Trent Tucker 9 17.7 7.9 1.0 1.1 2.1 1.6 1.1 0.2 0.7 2.2 3.0 6.4 .466 1.7 3.6 .469 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 8
Julius Erving Trent Tucker
Season 1983-841989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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
Trent Tucker 81 21.3 8.2 0.7 1.4 2.1 2.1 0.9 0.1 0.9 2.0 3.1 7.5 .417 1.2 3.0 .388 0.8 1.1 .767
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
Trent Tucker 10 17.8 6.0 0.5 0.9 1.4 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 2.2 5.5 .400 1.0 2.7 .370 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 9
Julius Erving Trent Tucker
Season 1984-851990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks 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 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
Trent Tucker 65 18.4 7.1 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.7 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.8 2.9 6.7 .440 1.0 2.4 .418 0.3 0.4 .630
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
Trent Tucker 3 22.0 8.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.3 3.0 8.3 .360 1.3 3.3 .400 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 10
Julius Erving Trent Tucker
Season 1985-861991-92
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisSpurs 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 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
Trent Tucker 24 17.3 6.5 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.1 0.6 1.6 2.5 5.4 .465 0.8 2.0 .396 0.7 0.8 .800
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
Trent Tucker 3 12.7 4.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 4.7 .429 0.3 1.7 .200 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 11
Julius Erving Trent Tucker
Season 1986-871992-93
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 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
Trent Tucker 69 13.2 5.2 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.9 2.1 4.3 .485 0.8 1.9 .397 0.3 0.3 .818
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
Trent Tucker 19 10.9 2.8 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.4 .413 0.6 1.4 .462 0.2 0.3 .500
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