Phil Chenier vs. Julius Erving Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Julius Erving and Phil Chenier, 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.

Phil Chenier played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than Julius Erving, who played 11. Phil Chenier had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, while Julius Erving had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Phil Chenier 10 7 1971-72 to 1980-81
Julius Erving 11 11 1976-77 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Phil Chenier Julius Erving
Season 1971-721976-77
Team Baltimore BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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 %
Phil Chenier 81 30.6 12.3 - - 3.3 2.5 - - - 2.4 5.0 12.1 .415 - - - 2.2 3.0 .737
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 6 25.5 9.0 - - 2.7 0.8 - - - 2.7 3.7 9.8 .373 - - - 1.7 2.0 .833
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

Season 2

Phil Chenier Julius Erving
Season 1972-731977-78
Team Baltimore BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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 %
Phil Chenier 71 39.1 19.7 - - 4.1 4.2 - - - 2.3 8.5 18.8 .452 - - - 2.7 3.4 .795
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 5 42.2 17.8 - - 4.2 3.4 - - - 2.6 8.6 17.0 .506 - - - 0.6 0.8 .750
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

Season 3

Phil Chenier Julius Erving
Season 1973-741978-79
Team Capital BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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 %
Phil Chenier 76 38.7 21.9 1.5 3.6 5.1 3.1 2.0 0.9 - 1.8 9.2 21.1 .434 - - - 3.6 4.4 .820
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 7 44.3 22.4 0.9 5.3 6.1 1.7 1.9 1.1 - 2.7 8.9 19.6 .453 - - - 4.7 5.3 .892
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

Season 4

Phil Chenier Julius Erving
Season 1974-751979-80
Team Washington BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA Finals76ers 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 %
Phil Chenier 77 37.3 21.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.2 2.3 0.8 - 2.1 9.0 19.9 .450 - - - 3.9 4.7 .825
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 17 40.7 24.2 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.2 1.3 0.6 - 2.6 9.1 19.4 .470 - - - 6.0 6.7 .895
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

Season 5

Phil Chenier Julius Erving
Season 1975-761980-81
Team Washington BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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 %
Phil Chenier 80 36.9 19.9 1.1 3.0 4.0 3.2 2.0 0.6 - 2.3 8.2 16.9 .483 - - - 3.5 4.3 .827
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 7 37.9 18.0 0.9 2.9 3.7 1.6 0.9 0.4 - 3.9 8.0 18.3 .438 - - - 2.0 2.4 .824
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

Season 6

Phil Chenier Julius Erving
Season 1976-771981-82
Team Washington BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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 %
Phil Chenier 78 36.4 20.2 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.8 1.5 0.5 - 2.1 8.4 18.9 .444 - - - 3.5 4.1 .841
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 9 40.0 25.0 0.9 3.6 4.4 2.6 1.7 0.4 - 1.8 10.0 21.0 .476 - - - 5.0 6.2 .804
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

Season 7

Phil Chenier Julius Erving
Season 1977-781982-83
Team Washington BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA 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 %
Phil Chenier 36 26.0 14.1 0.4 2.4 2.8 2.0 1.0 0.3 1.9 1.5 5.6 12.5 .443 - - - 3.0 3.8 .790
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8

Phil Chenier Julius Erving
Season 1978-791983-84
Team Washington BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA Finals76ers 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 %
Phil Chenier 27 14.3 5.8 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.0 2.6 5.9 .437 - - - 0.7 1.0 .643
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier 9 10.8 2.8 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.8 1.1 5.1 .217 - - - 0.6 1.2 .455
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

Season 9

Phil Chenier Julius Erving
Season 1979-801984-85
Team Washington Bullets, Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Phil Chenier 43 19.8 7.6 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.3 3.2 8.1 .390 0.1 0.3 .417 1.1 1.6 .731
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
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

Season 10

Phil Chenier Julius Erving
Season 1980-811985-86
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Phil Chenier 9 9.1 3.2 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.1 1.2 3.7 .333 0.1 0.3 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
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

Season 11

Phil Chenier Julius Erving
Season -1986-87
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -76ers 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 %
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Chenier ------- --- ----------
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