Julius Erving vs. Lamond Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lamond Murray 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 and Lamond Murray both played 11 years in the NBA. Julius Erving had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Lamond Murray had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Lamond Murray 11 2 1994-95 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Julius Erving Lamond Murray
Season 1976-771994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Clippers
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
Lamond Murray 81 31.6 14.1 1.6 2.7 4.4 1.6 0.9 0.7 2.0 2.2 5.4 13.5 .402 0.8 2.7 .298 2.5 3.3 .754
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
Lamond Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Julius Erving Lamond Murray
Season 1977-781995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Clippers
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
Lamond Murray 77 23.6 8.4 1.2 2.0 3.2 1.1 0.8 0.3 1.4 2.0 3.3 7.5 .447 0.5 1.5 .319 1.3 1.7 .750
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
Lamond Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Julius Erving Lamond Murray
Season 1978-791996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisClippers 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 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
Lamond Murray 74 17.5 7.4 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.5 2.4 5.9 .416 0.4 1.2 .341 2.1 2.9 .739
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
Lamond Murray 3 21.7 7.0 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.0 6.7 .300 0.7 2.7 .250 2.3 2.3 1.000

Season 4
Julius Erving Lamond Murray
Season 1979-801997-98
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Clippers
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
Lamond Murray 79 32.6 15.4 2.2 3.9 6.1 1.8 1.5 0.7 2.2 2.4 6.0 12.5 .481 0.7 1.9 .353 2.8 3.7 .748
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
Lamond Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Julius Erving Lamond Murray
Season 1980-811998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Clippers
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
Lamond Murray 50 26.3 12.2 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.2 1.2 0.4 2.0 2.1 4.5 11.6 .391 0.7 2.1 .330 2.5 3.1 .803
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
Lamond Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Julius Erving Lamond Murray
Season 1981-821999-00
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
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
Lamond Murray 74 32.0 15.9 1.7 4.0 5.7 1.8 1.4 0.5 2.5 2.8 6.2 13.8 .451 0.7 1.9 .367 2.8 3.6 .761
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
Lamond Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Julius Erving Lamond Murray
Season 1982-832000-01
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 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
Lamond Murray 78 28.5 12.8 1.3 3.0 4.4 1.6 1.1 0.3 1.8 2.2 5.0 11.9 .423 0.8 2.1 .370 2.0 2.7 .735
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
Lamond Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Julius Erving Lamond Murray
Season 1983-842001-02
Team Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
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 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
Lamond Murray 71 32.6 16.6 1.1 4.1 5.2 2.2 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.1 6.1 13.9 .436 1.4 3.4 .424 3.0 3.7 .817
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
Lamond Murray ------- --- ----------

Note: Lamond Murray didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 9
Julius Erving Lamond Murray
Season 1984-852003-04
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors
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
Lamond Murray 33 15.7 6.0 0.4 2.3 2.7 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.3 6.5 .353 0.6 1.8 .350 0.7 1.1 .686
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
Lamond Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Julius Erving Lamond Murray
Season 1985-862004-05
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
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
Lamond Murray 62 14.8 6.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.4 2.1 5.0 .426 0.7 1.7 .438 1.0 1.3 .763
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
Lamond Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Julius Erving Lamond Murray
Season 1986-872005-06
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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 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
Lamond Murray 57 10.1 3.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.2 1.3 3.2 .398 0.5 1.4 .346 0.4 0.7 .625
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
Lamond Murray 11 17.9 5.7 0.8 2.6 3.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.3 1.9 4.9 .389 1.1 3.1 .353 0.8 1.0 .818
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