Player Comparison: Julius Erving vs. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Per Game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	1560	625	36.8	10.2	18.1	.559	0.0	0.0	.056	10.2	18.1	.560	.559	4.3	6.0	.721	2.4	7.6	11.2	3.6	0.9	2.6	2.7	3.0	24.6
2	Julius Erving*	1972	1987	1243	442	36.4	9.5	18.8	.506	0.1	0.4	.298	9.4	18.4	.510	.509	5.0	6.5	.777	3.0	5.5	8.5	4.2	2.0	1.7	3.4	2.8	24.2

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Totals Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	1560	625	57446	15837	28307	.559	1	18	.056	15836	28289	.560	.559	6712	9304	.721	2975	9394	17440	5660	1160	3189	2527	4657	38387
2	Julius Erving*	1972	1987	1243	442	45227	11818	23370	.506	134	449	.298	11684	22921	.510	.509	6256	8052	.777	3689	6836	10525	5176	2272	1941	3940	3494	30026

Per 36 Minutes

Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	1560	625	57446	9.9	17.7	.559	0.0	0.0	.056	9.9	17.7	.560	4.2	5.8	.721	2.4	7.7	10.9	3.5	1.0	2.6	2.9	2.9	24.1
2	Julius Erving*	1972	1987	1243	442	45227	9.4	18.6	.506	0.1	0.4	.298	9.3	18.2	.510	5.0	6.4	.777	2.9	5.4	8.4	4.1	2.0	1.7	3.4	2.8	23.9

Per 100 Poss

Per 100 Poss Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	1239	625	43787	12.4	22.0	.559	0.0	0.0	.056	12.4	22.0	.560	5.2	7.1	.721	3.1	9.9	13.1	4.5	1.2	3.4	2.7	3.9	29.9		115	99
2	Julius Erving*	1972	1987	1088	442	38721	12.0	23.6	.506	0.2	0.7	.298	11.8	23.2	.510	6.4	8.2	.777	3.5	6.5	10.0	5.4	2.5	2.2	3.9	3.6	30.5		112	100

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Advanced Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48		OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	1560	57446	24.6	.592	.001	.329	7.7	21.7	15.7	14.6	1.2	3.8	13.4	24.3		178.9	94.5	273.4	.228		4.1	1.6	5.7	85.7
2	Julius Erving*	1972	1987	1243	45227	23.6	.558	.019	.345	8.6	15.0	11.9	17.7	2.5	2.6	13.5	27.2		107.3	73.8	181.1	.192		4.6	1.6	6.2	80.1

Adjusted Shooting

Adjusted Shooting Table
							Player Shooting %									League Shooting %									League-Adjusted
Rk	Player	From	To	G	MP		FG	2P	3P	eFG	FT	TS	FTr	3PAr		FG	2P	3P	eFG	FT	TS	FTr	3PAr		FG+	2P+	3P+	eFG+	FT+	TS+	FTr+	3PAr+		FG Add	TS Add
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1970	1989	1560	57446		.559	.560	.056	.559	.721	.592	.329	.002		.471	.474	.282	.473	.755	.520	.313	.036		119	118	18	118	96	114	105	4		4893.8	4718.8
2	Julius Erving	1972	1987	1243	45227		.506	.510	.298	.509	.777	.558	.345	.023		.476	.483	.286	.481	.757	.527	.314	.037		106	106	104	106	103	106	110	61		1296.9	1670.8

Playoffs Totals

Playoffs Totals Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG	3P	3PA	3P	2P	2PA	2P	eFG	FT	FTA	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	237	90	8851	2356	4422	.533	0	4	.000	2356	4418	.533	.533	1050	1419	.740	505	1273	2481	767	189	476	447	797	5762
2	Julius Erving*	1972	1987	189	30	7352	1769	3563	.496	17	76	.224	1752	3487	.502	.499	1025	1308	.784	494	893	1611	841	287	293	577	544	4580

Playoffs Per Game

Playoffs Per Game Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG	3P	3PA	3P	2P	2PA	2P	eFG	FT	FTA	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	237	90	37.3	9.9	18.7	.533	0.0	0.0	.000	9.9	18.6	.533	.533	4.4	6.0	.740	2.6	6.5	10.5	3.2	1.0	2.4	2.6	3.4	24.3
2	Julius Erving*	1972	1987	189	30	38.9	9.4	18.9	.496	0.1	0.5	.224	9.3	18.4	.502	.499	5.4	6.9	.784	2.8	5.0	8.5	4.4	1.7	1.7	3.4	2.9	24.2

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG	3P	3PA	3P	2P	2PA	2P	FT	FTA	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	237	90	8851	9.6	18.0	.533	0.0	0.0	.000	9.6	18.0	.533	4.3	5.8	.740	2.6	6.5	10.1	3.1	1.0	2.4	2.8	3.2	23.4
2	Julius Erving*	1972	1987	189	30	7352	8.7	17.4	.496	0.1	0.5	.224	8.6	17.1	.502	5.0	6.4	.784	2.6	4.7	7.9	4.1	1.6	1.6	3.2	2.7	22.4

Playoffs Per 100 Poss

Playoffs Per 100 Poss Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG	3P	3PA	3P	2P	2PA	2P	FT	FTA	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	196	90	7053	12.7	23.2	.533	0.0	0.0	.000	12.7	23.2	.533	5.8	7.7	.740	3.4	8.6	12.1	4.2	1.3	3.2	3.0	4.5	31.1		114	103
2	Julius Erving*	1972	1987	173	30	6629	11.2	22.6	.496	0.2	0.7	.224	11.1	22.2	.502	6.6	8.5	.784	3.4	6.2	9.6	5.4	2.1	2.1	3.6	3.6	29.1		110	102

Playoffs Advanced

Playoffs Advanced Table
Rk	Player	From	To	G	MP	PER	TS	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48		OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	1970	1989	237	8851	23.0	.571	.001	.321	8.3	18.7	14.5	13.2	1.3	3.7	12.3	25.6		21.8	13.7	35.6	.193		4.2	1.1	5.3	13.0
2	Julius Erving*	1972	1987	189	7352	22.1	.553	.021	.367	7.9	13.5	11.4	17.9	2.0	2.5	13.5	26.2		16.3	10.6	26.9	.176		5.3	0.7	6.0	13.5

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